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It was 1936 and many farming camps were springing up in California. During that time immigrants traveled to find just enough work to feed their families. Jack Kelly and his wife, Annie settled at a place called Corman Camp. Times were tough, and even tougher when Annie becomes pregnant. Annie is elated but Jack is none too happy. But with the great love that he has for his wife Jack learns to accept the pregnancy. Months go by and Jack Kelly, unable to handle the stress, begins to develop a heavy drinking problem.
One day Clarence Camden, owner and publisher of the Limelight, finds a foul smelling drunkard laying across the doorstep to his place of business. After dousing the drunkard with ice cold water, Camden braces at the foul words hurled at him by the drunkard. As the drunkard gets up, Camden is surprised by the shocking color of his eyes - not brown or auburn but a rich gold color that seemed to have a peaceful and claming effect. This is what caused Camden to make a peace offering of hot food and a warm place to rest.
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The next day, burdened with a terrible dark secret confessed by Kelly, Camden happens upon the scene of a fatal accident in which he identifies the body of non other than Jack Kelly. Feeling connected and grounded with a belief that God orchestrates all things, Camden asks to notify the widow of Jack Kelly.
Years later, Jack Kelly’s secret begins to manifest in strange and uncanny ways. It’s this dark secret turned tragedy that haunts Jack Kelly’s widow Annie days and nights on end. But surprisingly Annie only knows a small part of secret.
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GOLDENEYES, by Delia Latham is filled with brilliant and shocking surprises wonderfully placed throughout the story but appropriately left for the ending of most chapters. Miss Latham creates the characters in such a way that all of them no matter good or bad become likeable by the ending of the story. The best part of reading GOLDENEYES was just when you think the ending of the story is predictable, Miss Latham shocks you and tempts you to read further . This book is definitely a page turner and a very easy and compelling read.
Reviewed by Maisha Walker
for The Road to Romance
May 22, 2007
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