THREE JUNES is a great debut novel by Julia Glass and since reading it a couple of summers ago, I always think about it when June gets here. The structure of the book is three interlocking sections told from differing viewpoints during three important Junes over the course of a decade. The first is told by Paul McLeod, the second by his oldest son Fenno and the third is told by Fern Olitsky, an artist both Paul and Fenno come into contact with. The prose is very smooth and fluid, exploring complex relationships between people and how very differently they often see or judge their world and each other. My friend Steve from California told me about this book and since it's the one worthwhile suggestion he's made, he's very proud of it.
Glass's second novel, THE WHOLE WORLD OVER, also got glowing reviews and is kind of cool because Fenno from THREE JUNES shows up as a minor character. Both books are also available at the library on compact disc.
If you enjoy those books, you'll want to put a hold on I SEE YOU EVERYWHERE which is Glass's third novel and is currently on order. Steve from CA is reading it even as I type and says it's great.
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I loved this book and recommended it to my church book club too. We compared it to "The Lovely Bones" because of it's originality: three very different voices and perspectives, and an elegance to the way the story itself weaves together.
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