The Fearless Moral Inventory of Elsie Finch
by Lynn Byk
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Pub Date Sep 01 2022 | Archive Date Feb 20 2024
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Description
For every family secret, Elsie Finch covets the truth.
Consequences certainly come with being an heir of the Finch family estate, psychological consequences that neither parent comprehends will circle back to them.
In their personal chaos, Richard and Gail Finch design their estate to carry ramifications for misplaced loyalties, but when a third generation aims for the cache, someone is expendable. Who wins this long game?
Untying the family saga with blistering retaliations, someone will pay for the past.
Richard and Gail's unscrupulous schemes spill across the geography of San Francisco Bay, Phoenix Arizona, Oklahoma City, finally slipping into the shadow of the Rockies. Religious families can hide a host of carnal demons behind the veil.
Certain poetry transforms Elsie's grief when the family honor is offered to her siblings and finally to her.
Like THE GLASS HOUSE, WILD SWANS, WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?, and GILEAD, ELSIE FINCH recreates a three-generational narrative of an American family blending intimacy and loyalty with a parent who, failing in marital intimacy, lives vicariously through a favored child.
Similarities exist for members of the Blind Eye Movement.
Advance Praise
MIDWEST REVIEW:
""Highly recommended not just for religious collections, but for readers of literary suspense stories. The tale revolves around the carefully arranged legacy of parents who threaten to inject chaos into the next generation.""
BookLife Prize:
“Alluring and convincing, this multigenerational work has an unusual premise and there's a grandness to the scope. The novel offers an intimate exploration of relationship dynamics and emotional conflicts. . . An epic accomplishment.”
Authors Reading:
“An illuminating memoir that reveals life secrets with vibrant narrative prose. Every page of this nuanced account of the multigenerational family comes alive with the force of history, the wonder of place, friends, and strangers that shaped the author's sensibilities.
The author captures family life's oddities and pain with frankness, sharpness, and a sly-witted style."
Available Editions
| ISBN | 9781951084493 |
| PRICE | $2.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 517 |
