Mary Gaitskill, 2015
Don’t
miss this poignant, coming-of-age novel that illuminates the complex issues of parenting and transformative love. The
Fresh Air program brings 11-year-old Velveteen Vargas from hardscrabble
Brooklyn to the horse country of upstate New York. Her “summer parents” are Paul and Ginger, a
childless couple with some unresolved marital issues. Told
from the perspective of Ginger, Paul, Velvet and her mother, Mrs. Vargas, the
novel traces the relationship between the surrogate parents and the teenager
over several years. Finding a true
passion for horses and riding, Velvet discovers some truths about herself as
she confronts her mother’s abusive behavior. Gaitskill manages to convey the complications
of parental and marital love without becoming mawkish and sentimental.
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