Layla edition by Céline Keating Literature Fiction eBooks
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Layla is the story of a young woman whose journey forward is through the past.
In the 1960s, Layla’s parents were protesting the Vietnam War. Students were burning draft cards. Thousands were marching on Washington. The Weather Underground was taking things further—making statements, making bombs. Now it’s 2005, her mother has died, and her legacy to Layla is an envelope of enigmatic letters and instructions for a cross-country journey that will be as disorienting as a ’60s acid trip.
Traveling from New York City to the Adirondack Mountains and Boston, across the country to Colorado, the Oregon forest, and a hippie outpost in the California desert, Layla falls deeper into danger as she gets closer to the bombshell at the heart of her parents’ past.
Yearning to learn more about the father she’s never known, Layla, apolitical and disaffected, doesn’t take her mother’s warnings seriously - until it is too late. Confronted with a painful, life-changing choice, Layla discovers her own values as she comes to grips with the consequences of her parents’ activism.
Layla edition by Céline Keating Literature Fiction eBooks
I fell in love with Layla on page 1. Her voice is very strong and she really does sound like a young adult. I felt like I knew her mom, Audrey, even though I never met her alive and didn't even know her name until halfway through the book. Celine Keating has a talent for providing the right vivid detail at the right time - I can see Audrey sitting with her knees tucked up under her chin, twisting a strand of hair as she furrows her brow over a paper she's grading or an article she is working on. (Oddly, I don't have a good sense of what Layla looks like, perhaps because the point of view is so intimately hers, that I never see her from anyone else's perspective.)There are some breathtakingly beautiful passages. I particularly liked this one "He blanched, as if I had punched him. I felt a ping, the kind of ping I felt when a frame fit one of my photographs so perfectly it was as if they were long lost lovers I was reuniting. What I felt now was the words hitting the exact center of the pain inside me. A perfect match."
There was a short stretch in the middle where the story dragged a bit and I considered skimming, but flipping just a few pages ahead let me know that I was coming to another twist. The ending seemed perfect, if expected. Keating clearly knows what she is talking about, this is not rebel fiction from an outsider's lens. She shows both deep respect for the politics of the characters, and an awareness of where their ideals come up short.
Only one quibble: Abbie Hoffman had been aboveground and out of prison for years when he killed himself. It doesn't seem like the book's characterization of that incident is correct. But that is not important to the story.
This is a great introduction for those who are not familiar with the radical politics of the 60s and their progeny (which include, loosely, Occupy Wall Street and Black Lives Matter), but it will also be satisfying to those who lived them.
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Layla edition by Céline Keating Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
Really enjoyed Layla's journey. Examining what is important in our lives, judged against the passion and commitment of many from the turbulent 60's and discovering what your parents are all about. Well done Celine.
This was a great read. I had a hard time putting it down to do other things that needed my attention.The character development was intriguing . The plot was fast paced and you couldn't anticipate exactly where it was going because there were unexpected twists and turns that made it more interesting. I'd like to read more by this author.
Loved that it was written from the perspective of the daughter who did not know her father and having to meet him after a
the loss of the only parent she knew, her mother. The author did an outstanding job, convincing me that she knew what it was like for this young woman. One of the best books I have read covering this era.
This was an excellent read. Layla is not a terribly likeable person when we first meet her but over time the author lets us see how Layla developed as we watch her continued development into a deeper person. Her mother's dying wish sends her on a mission to learn about her father and a confused past that reaches into the present.
I loved this book. It starts with the engaging premise, what if everything you knew about your parents was a lie? In order to discover the truth, Layla begins a road trip crafted by her deceased mother. The book is at once a mystery/thriller and a thoughtful and heartfelt examination of familial relationships; what the characters would do to protect the ones they love. Set against a background of the idealism and hope of the sixties through today, the author provides a face and the consequences of where our principles can take us. Well-crafted, intelligent and beautifully written, I look forward to more work from this writer.
This was a really good read, mystery, suspense, family relationships and a good cross country trip. A young woman, Layla after her mother dies, decides she would follow through on a trip, that they had planned to take together, a trip that would allow Layla to know a bit about her father, whom she had never met.
Both of her parents had been activist in the 60's and a lot about her father history was shrouded in mystery. On this trip across country, stopping to spend a few days in each place with old time friends of her mothers, Layla learns a bit more of the story and she also receives a letter at each location, that her mother had sent before she died.
The characters are great and it was interesting to hear and sense the feelings and beliefs of the different generations.
I do not really want to say too much as you should discover the unfolding of this story for yourselves. It is definitely a book that will keep your interest, at least it did mine.
An enjoyable read and I knew I was in capable hands with this author. The dialogue is good and the characters are well drawn. The subject matter - activism in the 60's - has never resonated with me, even though I was a child of the sixties. The characters depicted during that time are typical of the idealistic, youthful hippy culture, many of whom never really grew up or out of their unrealistic anti-establishment roles. Layla initially behaved more like a 16 or 17 year old sulky adolescent - I was surprised to learn later in the book that she was actually 22 years old. However, circumstances force her to learn and grow up quickly and she deals with her life in a clever and mature way.
I fell in love with Layla on page 1. Her voice is very strong and she really does sound like a young adult. I felt like I knew her mom, Audrey, even though I never met her alive and didn't even know her name until halfway through the book. Celine Keating has a talent for providing the right vivid detail at the right time - I can see Audrey sitting with her knees tucked up under her chin, twisting a strand of hair as she furrows her brow over a paper she's grading or an article she is working on. (Oddly, I don't have a good sense of what Layla looks like, perhaps because the point of view is so intimately hers, that I never see her from anyone else's perspective.)
There are some breathtakingly beautiful passages. I particularly liked this one "He blanched, as if I had punched him. I felt a ping, the kind of ping I felt when a frame fit one of my photographs so perfectly it was as if they were long lost lovers I was reuniting. What I felt now was the words hitting the exact center of the pain inside me. A perfect match."
There was a short stretch in the middle where the story dragged a bit and I considered skimming, but flipping just a few pages ahead let me know that I was coming to another twist. The ending seemed perfect, if expected. Keating clearly knows what she is talking about, this is not rebel fiction from an outsider's lens. She shows both deep respect for the politics of the characters, and an awareness of where their ideals come up short.
Only one quibble Abbie Hoffman had been aboveground and out of prison for years when he killed himself. It doesn't seem like the book's characterization of that incident is correct. But that is not important to the story.
This is a great introduction for those who are not familiar with the radical politics of the 60s and their progeny (which include, loosely, Occupy Wall Street and Black Lives Matter), but it will also be satisfying to those who lived them.
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