The novel is a coming-of-age story for a young girl named Ellen who doesn't fully understand why her brother left their family when she was young. But she uses her passion, and her brother's, for the Beatles to help her get through troubling times in her life. She always finds a way to relate their songs to her life and they help her escape her troubling thoughts about her life as she constantly is reminded of her brother and how much she misses him. There are ten stories that focus on a particular time period of her life. One is her first crush, her first job, another her first sexual experience, and her loss and regaining of old friendships along the way.
I really enjoyed the way this novel was written. I liked that they were short stories but it was still a novel at the same time. And I really enjoyed the incorporation of the Beatles. It gave the stories a connecting thread to hold them all together. And I absolutely loved the ending. It was heart-warming and sad at the same time. I don't want to give too much away, but I thought it was a great ending for this book. I would recommend it to anyone looking for something a little different or new to read. It's a very easy read and very enjoyable.
I would like to thank Piper Templeton for the opportunity to win this book in a goodreads.com giveaway. I will admit I wasn't sure if I would really like this book, and I found myself really enjoying it and it was hard to put it down. I am rating this book a 5/5 on goodreads.com
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The next book I am going to be reading is Baptisms & Dogs: Stories by B.L. Tucker, a book I won in a goodreads.com giveaway. Happy reading everyone :)
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