Whiskey Heart, by Rachel L. Coyne
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Whiskey Heart, by Rachel L. Coyne
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In heightened, luminous prose reminiscent of the best of D.H. Lawrence, Rachel L. Coyne writes about a woman who returns to her Minnesota roots and her dysfunctional extended family in this novel of recovery and redemption. She has to hit bottom and find a way to grieve for everything that's been lost before she can live again.
Whiskey Heart, by Rachel L. Coyne- Amazon Sales Rank: #760271 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-10-28
- Released on: 2015-10-28
- Format: Kindle eBook
About the Author Rachel Coyne is a novelist and poet who lives in Lindstrom, Minnesota. A graduate of the Perpich Center for Arts in Minnesota and Macalaster College, she is a devotee of Pablo Neruda, Don Williams songs and vintage editions of Jane Eyre. Her previously published works include a novel, Whiskey Heart, and a children's book, Daughter, Have I Told You?
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. A Primer for the Dysfunctional By Tom A. Kanthak I couldn't believe I was reading such gut-wrenching,truthful, enlightened stuff. It should be required reading for anyoneworking with dysfunctional families. I say that half in jest - butin full belief. The characters are so real and so fully fleshed outthat I have a clear and deep understanding of each one. Some ofthem even have names that correspond to people in my own extendedfamily. "Whiskey Heart" is not a downer, by any means. It's a great read. Enjoy! -- Tom, a teacher from Minnesota
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Define the Love By S. Entinger Precise, crisp and clear "Whiskey Heart" burrows into the souls of readers as the book exposes its characters to the core. The characters are down-to-earth and real and, with Rachel L. Coyne's apparent descriptions, are sometimes more easy to forgive than real people. Coyne's direct way of depicting tough issues gives the reader a new way to view alcoholism and drug abuse without glorifying the struggles, trials and affects it has on the other family members.Going back to a home that she is drawn back to against her will, Kat is forced to reconcile memories of her dead cousin, Tea, and come to grips with the truth of who Tea really was. Tea became an idol in Kat's eye, "I crawled into the window of my cousin's heart, and once I was in, she reached over and closed it behind me" (189). Her memories of Tea are glorified, and Kat must come to terms with the truth of Tea and her own family's addiction to alcohol as well as her love for Tea and her family.Coyne does not dance around the hard issues of alcoholism and drug abuse. She dives into the essence of her characters and reveals their flaws but also their strengths. Kat's momma decides not to question her daughter about arriving unannounced. After denying the tears on her face, "Momma's face became even more intense. Then she sighed. `Of course you're not,' she said, all the anger melting out of her" (15). Every character has their own personality and problems to deal with. Kat and her family are real and their struggles to figure out who they really are seem to be futile. Even Tea, the idolized cousin, is only human with her own flaws and addictions.Kat becomes entangled in her family's lives and is startled when they are laid bare before her. Her niece, Jordan, unnerves her with her intensity and passion that reminds Kat of Tea. After getting closer to her niece, Kat comes to view Jordan as more like Tea than she is comfortable with, "I felt at that moment what a terrible thing it would be to love this child. It would be something akin to grabbing hold of an electric fence and feeling your hand tighten against your will around the shock. Sorrow for this broken girl planted itself like a seed in the waiting furrow of my heart, at the same time that I felt fear of her strength" (186). Jordan as the embodiment of Tea gives the novel a twist. Kat is forced to come to grips with Tea's death in order to move on with her life.Coyne also uses interesting metaphors and similes to describe her characters and the surrounding landscapes. Kat's niece, the spitting image of Tea, "came to me like the horse erupting from the corn, surprising with the stampede of her grief" (186). Reading through Coyne's unique metaphors and similes helps the story flow as readers are drawn back to the image of corn and the ocean. The character descriptions are fresh as well and make this book an excellent read.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Amanda S. Review of Whiskey By Amanda R. Sarha The rippling effect alcoholism has upon those who suffer from the disease and those indirectly involved are observed under a grim light in Rachel Coyne's short novel, Whiskey Heart. Set among grids of dirt roads, small towns and cornfields in Minnesota, the story shadows Kat, a young woman, as she hazily travels back to her hometown in Comfort Lake, Minnesota. Haunted by the memory of Tea, her cousin who suffered from alcoholism and died at the hands of the disease, Kat returns to the house in which they grew up together. Through encounters with her mother, her brothers, and her sisters, Kat opens up unhealed wounds caused by her cousin's death. As our main character cleans Tea's old room in the attic she slowly realizes she must accept Tea for her faults and escape the small town to heal the wounds left behind there.Coyne's creation of Pearl, the unnerving sister who suffers from an abusive relationship not with just alcohol but with an unfaithful husband, effectively reflects the negative side of Kat's relationship with Tea. Pearl's irresponsible care for her son Blue; leaving him unattended in a dark old house with strangers, leaves Kat to pick up after her sister's messes and helps the reader see how Tea has left her family behind to clean up her remains. Taylor, the loving and hopeful younger brother mirrors the positive side of Tea's personality. Kat can lay her head on Taylor's shoulder and discuss happy memories of Tea. But just as Tea's dangerous relationship with alcohol overshadowed her positive attributes, Taylor's dark side is uncovered after he experiences a heartbreaking loss.The author's possible need to include a love interest involving Tea's longtime friend and art collector, Shepard McCreedy, opens doors into the life Tea had before arriving at Kat's house and after Kat left home. The mysteriously caring relationship developed while Kat's mother reluctantly poses for Tea's paintings effectively describe the beauty Tea saw through whiskey-hazed eyes. We, the reader, feel the possible betrayal Kat feels, not being told of the relationship, and also the awe she feels seeing herself beautiful and bare in Tea's paintings as well.All in all, Whiskey Heart is a successful story about the dark infection alcoholism can leave on beautiful and kind-hearted people. The lingering effects of this plague are beautifully painted through Coyne's rich and uncomfortable characters desperately trying to find their way out of the Mid-Western corn maze of Small Town, USA.
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