A Year After Henry by Cathie Pelletier
Jeanie Munroe finally gets up the guts to confront her husband, Henry, about his extra marital affairs, until she finds him dead of a heart attack in the bed beside her. Henry loved burgers and bacon and much to her dismay, left Jeanie's questions unanswered.
A Year After Henry his family is grieving and struggling to understand why. Henry's mother is planning a memorial for her beloved son and mailman. Henry's brother, Larry who lost his job teaching at the local high school, has taken over Henry's postal route. He's holed up in his bedroom at his parent's house however, refusing to come out and deliver the mail. Jeanie is stalking Henry's mistress, Evie who works as a spiritual portraitist and part time bartender. The anticipation of Henry's memorial service is driving them all to the brink. Or is it forcing them to face their personal shortcomings head on?
I love Cathie Pelletier's quirky characters who find themselves in bizarre situations in small town, Maine. Her style of writing is straightforward and down to earth. Just like the Mainers I know. Although the situations the characters find themselves in at first glance appear unrealistic, the farther into the book you read, the more you will understand why they acted as they did. And in the end all becomes right in the world.
A Year After Henry is laugh out loud funny, unusual and heart wrenching all rolled into one. If you are looking for something to lift your spirits, Cathie Pelletier's work will bring a smile to your face.
Jeanie Munroe finally gets up the guts to confront her husband, Henry, about his extra marital affairs, until she finds him dead of a heart attack in the bed beside her. Henry loved burgers and bacon and much to her dismay, left Jeanie's questions unanswered.
A Year After Henry his family is grieving and struggling to understand why. Henry's mother is planning a memorial for her beloved son and mailman. Henry's brother, Larry who lost his job teaching at the local high school, has taken over Henry's postal route. He's holed up in his bedroom at his parent's house however, refusing to come out and deliver the mail. Jeanie is stalking Henry's mistress, Evie who works as a spiritual portraitist and part time bartender. The anticipation of Henry's memorial service is driving them all to the brink. Or is it forcing them to face their personal shortcomings head on?
I love Cathie Pelletier's quirky characters who find themselves in bizarre situations in small town, Maine. Her style of writing is straightforward and down to earth. Just like the Mainers I know. Although the situations the characters find themselves in at first glance appear unrealistic, the farther into the book you read, the more you will understand why they acted as they did. And in the end all becomes right in the world.
A Year After Henry is laugh out loud funny, unusual and heart wrenching all rolled into one. If you are looking for something to lift your spirits, Cathie Pelletier's work will bring a smile to your face.
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