Synopses & Reviews
The story of a young woman coming of age in the tumultuous Watergate years.When Anna Berman leaves her boyfriend Sal and heads for the family cottage on an island off Cape Cod, she expects solitude and time to think. What she does not expect are uninvited house guests - first Sal, then her teenage niece and a strange friend, and finally her father's girlfriend. Anna is drawn into a tumult of precarious relationships, both present and past, and is challenged by ambivalent feelings and shifting allegiances. Cynthia Holz was born in the Bronx in 1950. She completed her education at Queens College of the City University of New York where she graduated in English in 1971. She has worked as a journalist and a teacher and presently resides in Toronto.
Synopsis
When Anna Berman leaves her boyfriend Sal in 1974 and heads for the family cottage on a small island in the Atlantic, she expects solitude, time to think and to sort out her life. But uninvited guests descend - first Sal, then her teenage niece with a flower-power friend in tow, and finally her father's runaway girlfriend Helene. Once again Anna is drawn into a tumult of precarious relationships, drowning in the needs and desires of others. With much wit and wisdom, Cynthia Holz illuminates Anna's inner struggle as she fights for autonomy and insight. Onlyville is a funny and poignant novel that offers a rich vision of love, loss, and discovery.