Too close to the Falls
Too close to the Falls by Catherine Gildiner
Meet Cathy – she started full-time work at four to cure her hyperactivity. Her best friend is 30 years older and obsessed with gambling; her mother looks the part of the perfect housewife but refuses to play it; while her workaholic father has been chosen by most of her class as Lewiston’s present-day saint. She’s met the town abortionist, delivered sleeping pills to Marilyn Monroe, stabbed the school bully with a compass and spiked her church’s holy water with vodka.
And she’s just getting started…
Reviews
"A fascinating and unusual book. CG has the gift to write from a child’s perspective without adding the benefit of hindsight. Unsentimental and extremely funny. I look forward to a sequel."
"I really enjoyed this book. Catlyn’s memories of her childhood and early teenage years were fascinating. I look forward to reading the sequel."
"Not my cup of tea. Too long winded on some of the descriptions. Has to be of a certain age to be interested."
"Not a book I enjoyed. Things moved too slowly."
"A charming and funny memoir – much enjoyed."
"Not my type of reading. Could not get into it."
"Didn’t appeal to me. Just couldn’t get "into it’."