A SONG FOR SARAH by Pat Frank

Brundage Publishing
33 West State Street,
Binghamton, NY
www.BrundagePublishing.com
Genre: Fiction
Rating: Good
ISBN: 1892451417, $19.95, 320 pp.

Quoting from the back cover:

"Best friends Sarah Brogan and Jim Conner have the perfect childhood friendship, but it is shattered by the devastating power of secrets as Jim uncovers the truth about Sarah’s family. In an attempt to save Sarah and her brother, Jim exposes the truth and watches as his best friend’s family is torn apart."

This is a complex story with complicated characters. Pat Frank does a good job of telling this tale in a straight forward style, but the story lost its credibility about halfway through when Chad and Harry, his father, could recognize Sarah, now calling herself Lynn, when she returned to her hometown and her best friend Jim, whom she was now dating, could not. There were other aspects which I felt to be unbelievable, such as Sarah living with Chad for two years, not having sex with him and dating Jim at the same time. It’s a sad tale with a sad ending.

A Song for Sarah is Pat Frank’s second novel. Beyond Jack Squat, her first, which I reviewed in July was most entertaining and informative.