Jim Brown reviewed The Fifth Year by Shaun Whiteside
Isolated, but not lonely, childhood
I'm a sucker for a short book. There's something to be said for being able come complete a narrative in a sitting or two.
The Fifth Year is told from a child's perspective in a believable way. Fragments of meaning emerge. It's not clear what is a dream and what is reality.
I appreciated this book's depiction of childhood. The main character is the only child in the household, but she is not lonely, and she relishes everything about the adults caring for he.
I'm a sucker for a short book. There's something to be said for being able come complete a narrative in a sitting or two.
The Fifth Year is told from a child's perspective in a believable way. Fragments of meaning emerge. It's not clear what is a dream and what is reality.
I appreciated this book's depiction of childhood. The main character is the only child in the household, but she is not lonely, and she relishes everything about the adults caring for he.