Growing up in an upper middle class neighborhood in Baton Rouge seems to be almost like a Norman Rockwell painting of Southern idyllic life. Children playing together, cookouts, colorful crepe myrtles and college football all sound like the perfect childhood. But when 15-year-old Lindy Simpson in attacked just down the street from her own house, the neighborhood takes on a darker side. Several suspects emerge, including the narrator of the story. His obsessive love, crossing the line into stalking, makes his own mother wonder about his involvement. Through his eyes, we see how life was before and after the attack and how he tries to set things right.
Beautifully written, this story truly captures the magic of growing up in a close-knit neighborhood with all the underlying currents of secrecy and dysfunction. This was a very fast read, mainly because it's hard to put down.
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