In the tradition of the African American Slave Quilts a tapestry is woven
Secrets,,, every family has them. For the Scotts, it is the death of a father that loosens the first thread in a web of lies that begins to unravel. Through the voices of Terry, Zena and Shirley, Janet West Sellars takes you on a tour through the streets of Newport News, Virginia and which traverses the span of a lifetime as the truth begins to surface. You have the pleasure of getting to know each member intimately until they start reminding you of people you've known. With immense pleasure, I tried in vain to put the stitches back together. Ms. West-Sellars is a master in slowly and methodically feeding the reader tiny clues without the reader's knowledge. In its conclusion all of these pieces will fall into place to reveal a mystery that longs to be told. Quiet As It's Kept will probably best be read when you know you won't have to put it down. I look forward to reading the next book by Janet West Sellars and suspect that I will remain a fan of her work because quiet as its kept she has the story telling skills of the old griots and is not to be ignored. |
