Saturday, January 14, 2012

Faces in the Clouds

I quite enjoyed this poignant story Faces in the Clouds by Matt Nable. Twin boys, Stephen and Lawrence, are born to an "army couple". Lawrence is intellectually disabled (likely from the birth experience). The boys grow up with Stephen at times resenting Lawrence being involved with his young social life, though they are always very close. The story follows them growing to adulthood with many changes to their lives along the way. Stephen often longs to "escape" Lawrence, but then feels guilty about doing so. It is a well-written, sometimes sad story. 4/5

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