Playing with Matches, (Paperback)

from sebago

I was so excited to receive this book "Playing with Matches" from LibraryThing and it did not disappoint! Loved this book! The quote that the publisher posted "When I felt truly lost-which was most of the time-I went out to the narrow lot and sat down in the weeds. From there I could observe both...

from karensmiththomas

I liked the story. I enjoy books where the story has a chance to unfold and the characters maintain their base. I did not get a clear sense of the setting of the story. I believe the story is set in current times. The childhood scenes are written 30 years ago. But, the timing is bad with the hist...

from Beamis12

Clea Shine is an amazing character. The writing in this novel is so very real, almost uncomfortably so, and raw. Yet it is a true rendering of what makes a family, what to be home really means and of friendship and love. There were humorous parts and heart breaking moments and I found this book a...

from DeanieG

I seriously don't know how to write reviews. But...I won this book from EarlyReviewers and was thrilled when I realized it was by the same author, Carolyn Wall, as "Sweeping Up Glass". I loved "Sweeping Up Glass" but this is not a review about that one. "Playing With Matches" had the potential to...

from libsue

Clea Shine, abandoned by her mother at birth and given to a neighbor, Jerusha Lovemore, to be raised returns after a long and unannounced absence, to her hometown of False River, Mississippi. Her life is in pieces so returns, like the prodigal daughter, to the only home she's ever known. We learn...