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Neva's Story

A Coming-of-Age Romance Set in 1940s America

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During the last year of her life, my grandmother started writing a story about a young girl named Neva. This book is my way of finishing it. It's a coming-of-age story about family, high school sweethearts, and growing up in the year 1940. Gregory Austin McConnell is a writer, filmmaker, and creator of web video. His previous work includes the award-winning film Voicemails from Strangers. He has produced numerous video essays, documentaries, short stories, diverse educational work, and a general oddball assortment of viral videos that have entertained millions on YouTube.

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Having been teenage girl myself, although in modern times, I really felt I connected with Neva, all her dreams and hopes, her worries and thoughts. I am very impressed that this story was actually written by a grown man and his grandmother. Amazing work Austin

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The story is naive, unrealistic and all the characters are extremely unlikable. Neva's behaviour and thoughts, including extreme shallowness, really don't work with her as a main character ( teenagers are stupid, but they don't have to be shallow). The reader frustration buildup with the secrets gathering is done well, but the resolution is ridiculously unrealistic. The parents behavior to both daughters is unforgivable and doesn't magically disappear in one second.
there are some distinctly modern phrases in the text, breaking the suspense of disbelief.

I bought the book because I like the author, but the book just sucks and mostly that's because the core of the story sucks. try to write that in 200 words and you'll see how that's never worth creating a book about. Paying tribute to a grandma is admirable, but that doesn't facilitate publishing bad books, sorry.

Just no

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