![]() ![]() I thought, solely based on the title, that it might be story of a sordid woman, perhaps even a killer. ![]() I picked up this book because it was set in the 1910s and I wanted to immerse myself in language from that time. The Evidence Against Her was not at al what I expected. I needed some relief from the narrow, inward focus of these women who were bright but did little with their gifts. It has been praised as painting a vivid picture of small town life that may be true, but there is also humor to be found in every day life and none of it was present here. The writing was interesting, the characterization was skillful, but the pages were filled with incidents I didn't want to experience and people I found it impossible to like. But, this book seemed to focus on the petty, the dysfunctional and the distressing aspects of family life. The small events of every day can be so much more interesting than overblown plots. In general, I enjoy a book where seemingly nothing happens. And certainly no sympathy for their family dramas. I felt echoes of each of them in the various female characters in the book, yet I felt no connection with any of the women in Dew's novel. And each of them grew up during the timeframe of this novel. ![]() ![]() Both my mother and my mother-in-law are from small Ohio towns. ![]()
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