These stories are for the mature reader even though some stories are about young girls. In her dynamic collection of nine contemporary short stories, Block tries to reveal the "goddess" in every girl.
Girl goddess #9 by Francesca Lia Block was the inspiration for this column's theme. As always, the books discussed here are highly recommended for their readable and creative styles and for their worthwhile underlying messages. The following books feature young women trying to understand their families and themselves in the process they have adventures, solve mysteries, and fall in love. We want young women today to be strong enough to be who they would like to be and to define for themselves the meaning of a fulfilling life. Told in alternating points of view, this dramatic novel contrasts two cultures and compels readers to think about the role of religion in their own lives.SOMETIMES WE REFER TO GIRLS AND young women as "princesses" or "goddesses", implying beauty and delicacy, but we should also admit that females have many strengths. Finally, Carlie holds the key to the changing paths that each of them will take.
After surviving a traumatic incident she realizes that she has a strength of her own. Once there, Carlie is awakened by Mitch’s new spirituality. Aunt Vivian decides to take Carlie to Israel to lure Mitch back home. In California, Carlie, her aunt Vivian and uncle Harry grow increasingly alarmed at Mitch’s defection. Now she wonders, is there more to the relationship, and is it wrong to care so deeply? In Israel Mitch finds fulfillment in studying the Torah, in his work as an artist, and in his new relationship with an Israeli girl. Since she was orphaned years ago, Carlie and Mitch have lived together like brother and sister. When sixteen year old Carlie learns that her older cousin Mitch is staying in Israel to study at an Orthodox yeshiva, she is upset and angry. Laura can’t stop, not until she knows the truth about everything even if it kills her. But Laura’s search for answers becomes an obsession. What would prompt her mother to write Megan now? And what did she mean by ‘forgiveness’? If Laura can unveil the mystery behind the letter, maybe she’ll also unveil the mystery that was and still is her mother. Written the day before her mother’s death, it’s addressed to someone named Megan and speakes vaguely of ‘forgiveness.’ Laura’s never heard of Megan, but Megan and Laura’s mother appear to have been childhood friends who hadn’t spoken in twenty five years. Then Laura finds a letter that raises more questions than it answers. So Laura lies in her mother’s bed, puts on her lipstick, reads her letters anything to answer Laura’s questions and end her unbearable loneliness. It’s made Laura realize she hardly knew her mother, and that can never be fixed.
Her mother’s death has left a void in her. But for Laura, nothing is helping or healing. Time will heal.’ That’s what people promised.
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