Literary Fiction Titles
Genre: literary fiction, adult fiction, romance
Review: Set in Montana, this literary novel was a fantastic read. There is a love triangle of sorts between three people - Cece and Charlie, and Charlie’s best friend Garrett, who steals Cece from him right after their wedding. The book follow the three through most of their lives into their later years.
Cece as a new bride does not join her new husband Charlie in California, but stays behind in Montana with Garrett, her new-found love. Throughout life, Cece finds herself both happy and unhappy. Garrett, whom she later marries in place of Charlie, says that Cece rescued him from a dismal time and saved him by marrying him. Charlie experiences regret throughout life, with several failed marriages and heartache with his son, Jasper. He does, for whatever reason, work hard to keep Cece and Garrett in his life.
The lifelong relationship between these three people are what the book is all about. Personal choices, consequences, and love and friendship are the important themes.
I gave this book five stars, and though this was a library borrow for me, I would want to own this novel in my own library.
A young woman trapped in a deeply dysfunctional family in the seedy wilds of 1990s South Florida has to make a choice—save her family, or save herself—in this “riveting” (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution) novel from the acclaimed author of Lay the Favorite.
Pool Fishing, Sept. 15, 2025; Kelp Books, NetGalley
"In prose that crackles, DeMarco-Barrett spins the most deliciously noir stories spanning the deadly undertow of Palm Springs pools to animal rescue missions turned eco-terrorism. I loved it! - Halley Sutton, author of Hurrican Blonde
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