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Blessed be the Pure in Heart: A Love Story of the Age (No Frills Buffalo, 2017), is the much-anticipated sequel to Heavenly Father: The Saga of the Studebaker Family. Actually, it might be more accurate to call this a prequel. Blessed Be is almost entirely flashback., and this adds depth to the story of the Studebakers' dysfunction. Blessed Be the Pure in Heart features Shayla "Shay" Guzman, who first befriended JV Studebaker after defending him from bullies in kindergarten. That created a lasting bond between them and eventually turned into a passionate romance. However, the young couple are not without challenges. Shay supports JV as they both realize and acknowledge how dysfunctional his family is. Likewise, JV supports Shay when her beloved mother dies when they're 10 years old, when her father moves her across town and forces her to lose contact with her maternal grandparents, and when her much-older stepbrother molests her and no one-from her father and stepmother to the police-will listen to her. Meanwhile, Shay becomes increasingly wary of JV's use of marijuana and later crack cocaine and their friends' negative influence on him and wonders how this will affect their relationship. Some might consider Shay's story ridiculous. The Studebakers' tale is melodramatic enough; why add more to it? But Shay's story adds nuance to Grey's overall argument throughout the series: The belief that corporal punishment and church attendance are the only way to raise decent children, happy households, and a better society is a tad overrated. Shay's mother abstains from using corporal punishment, arguing that it makes no sense to teach her how to behave with a technique she will not face as an adult. While Shay has her faults, she possesses a strong sense of integrity, ingenuity, and inner strength. So far, it seems that the mother's beliefs are solid. However, Grey uses Shay's stepfamily as a counterpoint to the Bible-thumping patriarchy the Studebakers espouse. Her father, who has been indifferent to her all of her life, is powerless against his shrewish and misandrist wife. The stepson has little to no discipline and believes that it is natural for him to desire any female with whom he comes in contact. This offers a refreshing change of pace to feminist literature: While there are changes that need to be made, it is important not to go to the other extreme. Grey has JV and Shay watch West Side Story, one of the most beloved movie musicals of all time, and mock it. This might strike some as daring at best and scandalous at worst. However, this scene does have great significance to the story. Set in 1950s New York City, West Side Story is a take on Romeo and Juliet. The primary focus is the doomed romance of Polish-American Tony and recent Puerto Rican immigrant Maria amid the rising tension between two gangs, the Jets and the Sharks. This mockery not only introduces a great joke into the story, but also helps further Shay's conflict between her love for JV and her wariness about his drug use. Second in the series, Blessed Be the Pure in Heart continues the readability and fascinating character studies of Heavenly Father. A third book in the series is on its way.


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  • ISBN-13: 9780997831726
  • Publisher: No Frills Buffalo
  • Publisher Imprint: No Frills Buffalo
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 466
  • Spine Width: 24 mm
  • Weight: 617 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0997831723
  • Publisher Date: 18 Sep 2017
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: A Love Story for the Age
  • Width: 152 mm


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