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Reviewed by Karen Pirnot for Readers' Favorite
In Byron's Lane, author Wallace Rogers gives the reader a glimpse from the past. In particular, he writes of how a moment in childhood can change one's outlook and one's goals in adulthood, depending upon the milieu in which one is raised. Following the loss of three friends in Iraq, Jonathan Adams turns to his best friend Tom Walker to try to make sense of his experience.
Tom goes to Jonathan's house, a house with a history of tragedy and there, the two try to come to terms with events in the past that have shaped attitudes and options in the present. We learn that Jonathan, although a "golden child" as it relates to his political abilities, lacks the maturity to commit to women with whom he wants a relationship. In fact, at times, this quality becomes a bit irksome to the reader. When Tom and Jonathan finally discuss an incident in their shared childhood, the promise of new feelings and beliefs surfaces. But, right at that instant, opportunity is lost.
Even though Jonathan is a politician, I could have done without some of the political opinion which was, at times, at the expense of character development. But, that said, it was a fascinating read. It should have the effect of sending readers back to their own childhoods to determine what may have shaped the paths taken and those discarded. The end effect might just be for the reader to ask him/herself what mistakes long ago might just come back to bite them in the butt!
