Mislaid

 Shirley J.                Adult Fiction         Marriage, Children, Homosexuality, Identity Switches

Mislaid by Nell Zink  256 pages

A unique story with so many twists and despite some really hard knocks they all go on to the next thing taking each day in their stride.   The writing and humor is endearing and even when the lead characters are doing bad things, you still like them and root for them.   When a lesbian freshman hooks up with an older, teacher and poet who also happens to be homosexual there is a fire started that leads to commitment, children and the making or enduring of a life till they just can't continue to behave and stay in their own yard.   The call of the wild gets so strong it blows everything apart and the family is left hanging on to dangling strings finally separating down the middle.   The kids are too young to understand all that is happening and when the son takes the Dad's side and chooses to stay with him she leaves with the younger child always wishing she had both kids with her.   The path she takes for her and her daughter is to disappear and reappear as someone else until that day comes...Good story it will keep you guessing throughout.