A review by pepper1133
The Vision of Emma Blau by Ursula Hegi

3.0

Hmmm. This is a difficult one to categorize. I loved the first two books in the "cycle" (I feel compelled to put quotes around the word because it feels like this was not meant to be a series per se, but rather something that perhaps a publisher suggested in order to capitalize on the success of "Stones From the River."). This novel however lacks the coherence of those previous entries. It was wildly uneven, and so great description was given to things such as Robert's alter ego, Fatboy, while at the same time (spoiler alert!) the entire affair of Emma and Justin Miles which results in the conception of their son is literally given one line before the kid is born. By the last few pages, I kinda hoped Emma would just drop the damn match on the roof. Oh well. I have higher expectations for the last book in the series, "Children and Fire," which takes us back to Bergdorf.