Three Junes

I'm not used to reading general fiction, so it took me a while to finish Three Junes by Julia Glass. I'm not one of those people that can pick up a book and not finish it (its one of the few things I can't do that with) so reading the book was a bit torture. However, winning me over in the end made it that much more of a triumph.



Three Junes is divided into three different stories. The first takes place in 1989 looking at the life, past and present, of Paul. A Scottish man who is currently traveling trying to define his self and what his past might have to do with it.



Next you step into 1995 and take a look at Paul's son, Feno. You learn how "Upright, upright, stay upright" helps him stay alive in a time when so many of his friends are dieing, how he vastly differs from his family, how everything isn't as it looks, and how he yearns for a love he doesn't realise he's ever had.



Four years later you meet a lass who over a weekend with a houseful of men realises that maybe her life will be fine, and come to conclusion in what she might want out of it. She also helps you put some pieces of Feno's story together, as they make friends in an unexpected way.



The latter of the two stories were a lot more enjoyable than the first, and made it a pleasant read. The ending makes you realise that even though you don't always expect a place to be "home" sometimes its the best place to be.