FICTION

My Name Is Anton

by Catherine Ryan Hyde
Lake Union: Amazon. Dec. 2020. 364p. ISBN 9781542023481. $24.95; pap. ISBN 9781542014342. $14.95. F
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Prolific author Hyde (Brave Girl, Quiet Girl) has created another touching tale of resilient people struggling to use love and honesty to fight against life’s blows. Anton was 17 in 1965 when he lost his right hand trying to save his brother from taking his own life. In his shattered family, his parents thought it was appropriate to leave him alone in their New York City apartment for the first Christmas after his brother’s death. During this time alone, Anton discovers a neighbor, Edith, who is being abused by her husband, and he hides her until she can escape the city to an unknown destination. Anton carries a torch for Edith for 15 years until they meet again in an unlikely, but emotionally satisfying, coincidence. They form an unconventional but happy family until fate puts more troubles in their path.
VERDICT Readers who want tales of love, family, and emotional strength in the face of hardship will cheer on Anton, Edith, and their efforts to create a family in the midst of pain. A great choice for fans of Hyde and a fine introduction to Hyde’s brand of uplifting story of people thrown together by chance and united by love.
Reviewed by Jan Marry, Heritage P.L., New Kent & Charles City, VA , Dec 01, 2020
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