Blue Glass edition by Sandra Tyler Literature Fiction eBooks
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Blue Glass, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, is the story of a mother-and-daughter relationship undergoing significant change. With an unfailing ear and eye, Tyler captures the dramatic peaks and valleys of an outwardly ordinary suburban upbringing, and with an equally sure hand she brings vividly to life the inherently adversarial nature of the mother-daughter relationship and its yearnings.
"Lovely and unusual . . .a fine book." – Jane Smiley,
The New York Times Book Review
"A first rate work of literature." – Washington Times
"Accomplished . . .one of those quietly compelling stories that touches the heart." – Kirkus Reviews
"The slow deterioration of a marriage is beautifully chronicled . . .The involvements and concerns even of the minor characters shine in Tyler's deceptively effortless style." – San Francisco Examiner-Chronicle
"Strong, thoughtful." – Publishers Weekly
"The gentle tone of this first novel and its unpretentious portrays are both compelling and convincing." – Booklist
"The engaging purity of Tyler's writing makes her debut as novelist a gratifying one." – The Hudson Review
Blue Glass edition by Sandra Tyler Literature Fiction eBooks
Sandra Tyler's BLUE GLASS follows Leslie during a time when she must adjust to life after her parents' separation. I found it touching the way she comes to accept her mother and father's shortcomings and forges a sound allegiance with her mother. The most intriguing dynamic in the story is played out at the family's summer place at Indian Lake in the Adirondacks when Leslie's aunt, uncle and cousins spend time together with she and her folks. Leslie's aunt Holly, her uncle and cousins are very well-drawn. Holly is a free spirit while Leslie's mom plays the good reliable daughter, by way of contrast. Grandmother June and Grandfather Cole make appearances periodically, both believable characters who are dealing with aging -- Cole suffers the onset of dementia during the story and Sandra Tyler gives him a quirky twist with his preoccupation with raising a flock of chickens that wander into the house much to the consternation of Grandmother June. All in all BLUE GLASS is a delightful family saga and Sandra Tyler weaves her inter-generational story with an adept hand and a great deal of warmth and understanding. The most moving scenes come at the end and are so well worth the journey that the reader takes to arrive at them. I highly recommend Sandra Tyler's BLUE GLASS and enjoyed getting to know it's charaters. I would encourage all readers to read to the end in order to fully appreciate the book's beautiful title.Product details
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Blue Glass edition by Sandra Tyler Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
Blue galss by Sandra Tyler is an interesting book, different from other novels, still it is very easy to relate to. The book is not trying to tell the story of a family through time, it rather focuses on one event. This event may stretch over 4 or 5 years, yet in our lifespane, this is concidered one point in time. The book struck me as a series of scenes, ordinary scenes from our daily life, however, when we watch these scenes go by, we can see that they are not so ordinary after all; there is more than meets the eye. The elements of the book are simple and common an adolescnet girl, a mother who built her life around her family, and a husband who grew tired of his life style. From one scence to the next, the writer shows very subtle changes and very small incidents that eventually change their whole life. I think the book tries to show us that small things that happen routinly mean something and that we shouldn't assume how the people close to us feel or think; there are things about them that we may never know. The elements and events in the book take place around us and we never notice. They are not special or important. However if we look carefully, we see that they mean a lot and they are very important for those who live through them. Each one of these scenes needs a star and each line needs an actor. Our simple daily lives is a long movie, it is not dull, not ordinary. We are not ordinary people, we are the stars of our own movies, of our own lives.
I was impressed with Sandra Tyler's first novel Blue Glass. Leslie, the main character, holds a solid voice throughout, one that is allowed to age and grow over time. Also, the myriad of secondary characters her grandparents, cousins, aunt and uncle and parents are each given room to interact and I saw them as three dimensional people rather than filler. Moving the story from Leslie's house to the lake house to the grandparents' home was a good plot device that aided in creating new situations while not losing the characters or the multi-faceted Leslie. The book is character driven and moves like an elongated conversation that takes place over Leslie's impressionable junior high and high school years. Blue Glass did not lose my interest and I found myself returning to it to see what the next chapter would bring.
Most moving to me was Leslie's parent's divorce and how her father, slowly moving towards his own freedom, becomes a background character to Leslie and at the novel's end lives across county and is not there to celebrate her entrance into college; Leslie's final prayer only for herself and her mother is a poignant reminder of this. Perhaps most striking of all the characters is Leslie's mother Mary. Mary, who lives to love and serve and continues to love and not blame her husband after he moves on, is allowed to grow as a person; we see change in small ways but the overall picture, her sweetness and adaptability, and with it her inherent limitations, remain the same. Powerful were the ways in which Tyler showed Mary's deep loss at her divorce. We don't know if the mother will remain alone; the jagged edges of her life are softened by her upbeat nature, but the book does not take a sentimental shortcut by giving her Mr. Right, the opposite happens actually, and Blue Glass shows the emotional needs and unmet longings that people face.
I think that Blue Glass reads somewhat like a first novel....this comment is easier said than explained....but it is a good first novel. Care and development are part of its fabric; it does not waste our time.
Sandra Tyler's BLUE GLASS follows Leslie during a time when she must adjust to life after her parents' separation. I found it touching the way she comes to accept her mother and father's shortcomings and forges a sound allegiance with her mother. The most intriguing dynamic in the story is played out at the family's summer place at Indian Lake in the Adirondacks when Leslie's aunt, uncle and cousins spend time together with she and her folks. Leslie's aunt Holly, her uncle and cousins are very well-drawn. Holly is a free spirit while Leslie's mom plays the good reliable daughter, by way of contrast. Grandmother June and Grandfather Cole make appearances periodically, both believable characters who are dealing with aging -- Cole suffers the onset of dementia during the story and Sandra Tyler gives him a quirky twist with his preoccupation with raising a flock of chickens that wander into the house much to the consternation of Grandmother June. All in all BLUE GLASS is a delightful family saga and Sandra Tyler weaves her inter-generational story with an adept hand and a great deal of warmth and understanding. The most moving scenes come at the end and are so well worth the journey that the reader takes to arrive at them. I highly recommend Sandra Tyler's BLUE GLASS and enjoyed getting to know it's charaters. I would encourage all readers to read to the end in order to fully appreciate the book's beautiful title.
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