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A review by erinmp
Forever Rose by Hilary McKay
3.0
Rose is back front and center in the fifth and final volume of the Casson family. Rose is a bit bothered by all of the upheaval in the family: Indigo is busy with his guitar, school and job; Saffy is always off with Sarah, they are growin up fast and have no time for Rose; Mummy is constantly in the shed, nearly always sick and pressed to finish many paitings; that David won't leave, even though he is around, Rose wants little to do with him; Daddy is in London, of course; Caddy is missing--no one knows where she is, but she does phone sometimes; poor Michael's heart is broken thanks to Caddy, and he will not talk to Rose; and Tom is still in America and Rose misses him something awful. Not to mention school problems, Rose's ever-increasing lonliness is getting to be a bit much.
I still don't think that any of the Casson books matches up to the first, Saffy's Angel. This one was pretty good. I like Rose, but she's not my favorite character; although she is certainly interesting. I still wish there was a book of Caddy's own. Nevertheless, it is nice to see more of the Casson family--their adventures are always interesting and fun.
I still don't think that any of the Casson books matches up to the first, Saffy's Angel. This one was pretty good. I like Rose, but she's not my favorite character; although she is certainly interesting. I still wish there was a book of Caddy's own. Nevertheless, it is nice to see more of the Casson family--their adventures are always interesting and fun.