Booth's Sister

Booth's Sister
Jane Singer
Edition Published 2008

Asia Booth Clarke's brother killed Abraham Lincoln.  If you look at her picture, you can see the dark brooding eyes that her family was famous for.  In Booth's Sister, Singer writes about Asia and John's relationship, from illegitimate children romping through the woods to confidants living lives on separate sides of the Civil War divide.

Intrigued?  So was I.  Maybe I had too high of expectations, but I was disappointed.  I knew that it was historical fiction, but there was just something too unrealistic about the story.  Whereas Singer's characterization of Asia started out strong, it sort of petered out as the book went on (it was only 228 pages) and John's character is weak throughout the entire book.  I know that this is still a controversial aspect, but if you are going to tackle it, why not pile drive it into the ground?   I think I would have been better off just reading Asia Clarke's autobiographical account.