White Widow Book

I was listening to the Don Imus radio show while he was interviewing Jim Lehrer. In his interview, Imus mentioned reading "White Widow." He talked about how to this day, the book's characters still remain fresh in his mind. I became curious and I decided to read the book. I purchased it on Amazon for 35 cents plus shipping. I thought, even if I don't like the book, it will be fun talking about how I only paid 35 cents for it.

"White Widow" takes place in the early 1950's in Corpus Christi, Texas. The story is about Jack T. Oliver, a Great Western Trailways Bus Operator. His life basically revolves around his love for his job and his hobby of decorating his front yard every year at Christmas.

Jack's life takes a turn when one day a "White Widow" (bus driver jargon for "beautiful woman") boards his bus. The fantasy begins! Jack becomes obsessed with her! The story starts out at a slow, lazy pace. Then before you know it, the pace intensifies. It became a fast page turner for me, always wanting to know what was going to happen next.

I found "White Widow" to be a strange little book (only 211 pages) with strange little characters. I can definitely understand why Imus would remember them. I liked the way it was written. Lehrer does a great job of making you feel the atmosphere of a 1950's Texas town.

I gave "White Widow" 3 stars. I totally enjoyed it. My 35 cents was well spent! Thank you Imus!