The Grass Harp

I am reading "The Grass Harp" by Truman Capote.  This book looks brand new, like it has never been checked out at the library!  It is an interesting story.  The main characters are Collin (a young boy, Capote as a young boy) and Verbena, Dolly, and Catherine.  Collin’s mother died when he was young and his dad could not deal with that, much alone raise a young boy alone.  He sent him to live with some distant cousins, Verbena and Dolly.  Catherine is an African American woman that lives on their property.  She is not very smart, 2 french fries short of a Happy Meal, if you know what I mean.  Anyway, Dolly is not too bright either.  Verbena is the business minded one; she owns alot of the business in their small town.  Verbena ticked off Dolly so Dolly, Catherine, and Collin have run off to take up residence in a treehouse!  OMG!  The pastor, judge, and other people of the small town discovered their hideout and tried to get them to come down and come home.  Verbena is beside herself with their disappearance. Well, they decided to stay in the tree so far.  

I don’t have a lot of free time to read, but when I find time, I really enjoy reading this book!