The Improper Life of Bezellia Grove: A Novel Review

The Improper Life of Bezellia Grove: A Novel
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Yes, Bezellia is a "poor little rich girl" but she's not the typical tragic princess you're thinking of. She's no hero, and that's why I like her so darn much. She's as imperfect as any other teenage girl and her world is just as narrow. And that's a good thing. It makes her real, makes her someone I can relate to. Bezellia is spunky but she's powerless to change her world, just as most of us feel. She loves the wrong boy at the wrong time--a white girl cannot be with a black boy in Bezellia's world. The issues of race are dealt with here with a lot of depth. I like that Gilmore doesn't sugar coat the discrimination of the 1960's South. But what I like even more is that Gilmore doesn't make her white characters into heroes, people too good to be real. They are just as flawed as the real people you know. For every good deed that is done, motives are questioned. For every reach across the racial gap, hearts are hurt as often as they are healed. Gilmore doesn't try to leave us with the impression that all is right with race in the South, even now. She keeps it real. She keeps it honest, as bitter as that pill may be to swallow. And she does it all in a rich, beautiful language that is a pleasure to read. There are several passages I read over and over because I loved the poetry in them. It's a great story told with the gravity the subject deserves.

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