BOOK REVIEWS: FICTION


By Judith Kicinski
Library Journal
Vol. 123, Issue 15
p112, 1/6p
September 15, 1998


Lash, Jennifer. Blood Ties. Bloomsbury, dist. by St. Martin's. Sept. 1998. c.384p. ISBN 1-58234-003-X. $24.95. F


That love makes things bloom while its lack blights may seem a cliche, but the late Lash's treatment of the subject is anything but. Haughty, strait-laced Violet Farr rejects her son (from her marriage to hapless Cecil, a closeted homosexual) and is even less fond of her illegitimate grandson, named Spencer for the tavern where his mother worked. But she lives to see the happiness of her great-grandson, redeemed by a love she cannot give. Upon the heels of a probable suicide attempt, the unhappy Spencer is adopted into the heart of a generous and caring family, who save his life and his sanity. Spencer's son, also illegitimate and born posthumously to the daughter of the family, is cherished. This almost unbearably painful tale was rejected by the British publisher of Lash's earlier novels. Her son, actor Ralph Fiennes, campaigned for its acceptance, and we should be glad he did. The writing is lush and the characters, especially Violet and Spencer, fully realized. For all libraries with readers of serious fiction.-- Judith Kicinski, Sarah Lawrence Coll. Lib., Bronxville, NY



 

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