Reviews for Millersburg

The average rating for Millersburg based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2009-01-26 00:00:00 Jason Schwab "A chilling, beautifully characterized account of a family torn apart after a dual murder strikes their small New Jersey town on the eve of World War II. A famous New York tenor and a married society lady have been stabbed to death at the woman's lake house, their bodies horribly mutilated. The Wayland family was New York City aristocracy until the Depression, when Byard Wayland squandered his fortune and his ferociously expedient widow, known as Mamu, reconstituted the country house at Millersburg, N.J., into a working family farm. The family consists of Mamu; daughter, Eulalie; two teenage grandchildren, Estella and narrator Ben; an eccentric uncle, Josh who lives on the property; and an African-American couple, Osceola and Priddie, invaluable in keeping the land profitable. To the shock of everyone, Uncle Josh knew the woman'in fact he'd been having an affair with her. With tremendous skill and narrative patience, Cauley portrays this close-knit clan teeming with passionate secrets, and to the reader's delight, each character manages to turn in an unexpected performance. In the end, all are transformed by love." 'Kirkus

Review # 2 was written on 2010-09-24 00:00:00 Ian Griffiths I try not to write reviews on books I didn't finish. This time I think I will to explain. It's very simple, I was bored. There was too much description and not enough... story. I love a good setting, I crave it in some books, but this went overboard. I just couldn't do jt.