A review by azrael865
Cul-De-Sac by Joy Fielding

5.0

This is Joy Fielding's 29th book, but my first time reading her work. Very well told narrative. Cul-De-Sac takes place, where the name suggests, in a nice upper middle-class Cul-de-Sac street in Florida. The novel builds through the lives of the families who leave in each of the five houses on the street. The neighbor's don't know each other very well although their interactions with each other increase as the story unfolds. Each house has its own issues that build towards a climax and everyone's lives end up changed forever. Some resolve for the better and others will need time to heal. It's a very realistic snapshot of how people aren't the perfect family or the perfect couple next door, but are doing the best they can anyway.
I really ended up connecting with each individual character...or most of them anyway. I ended up rooting for their stories to conclude with the characters in a better place than their struggles have them now.
Thank you to Ballantine and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this e-ARC and I look forward to experiencing more of what Joy Fielding has to offer.