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Flowers For Elvis
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
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Flowers For Elvis is quirky Southern fiction with a literary edge, surprising humor and an uplifting spirit. In 1956, Olivia and her twin sister are born to a nun in an old auto parts store turned convent in rural Mississippi. Little Olivia doesn't survive the day, but her spunky spirit hangs around and takes on the role of ethereal watchdog over her twin. When the Reverend Mother-and holy guilt-convince the nun's sister (a young pregnant newlywed) to secretly raise the baby as the twin of her own soon-to-be-born child, Olivia realizes the urgency of her presence and support. Not only is her aunt a fanatical Elvis fan, she's a renegade Southern belle, bent on self-indulgence and desperate to safeguard her multitude of sins. Without revealing which girl is her twin until the end, Olivia takes the reader on a flower strewn tour of misguided love and maternal betrayal which culminates at Elvis' funeral, where they finally discover the truth of their parentage and unravel the generations of secrets that shadowed their lives.
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Reviews for Flowers For Elvis
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
3.5/5
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The story is told by the twin that is still-born. That took some getting used to, but the characters are so quirky and the family is so dysfunctional, I had to keep reading it to find out what the heck was going on. There are layers and layers to this crazy Southern family. Kind of like a car wreck you can't look away from. Somehow it's not depressing. It doesn't feel hopeless. I don't know how the author managed that but I will be looking for more books by Ms Schuster.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This was not one of my favorite books or one of the best that I've read but it held my attention. I liked the concept, twins born, one doesnt make it and becomes the self appointed guardian angel for her sister. The secrets, the hiding, the fakeness of the characters was really hard for me to read and relate to. I understand all families have their secrets but there was just something about this story that I can't really put my finger on that didn't sit well with me.It's quirky, funny and heartwarming and an easy weekend read. I think this would be a nice pick for bookclub discussions. In my opinion this is one of the best things about having a Kindle and a Nook. eBooks at very nice prices that allows us to read outside of our reading box and some finds are better than others but it's always a good experience.
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