Book of the Month: March

The Perfect Home is my favorite read for the month. A close second is Ruth Heald's The New Girl. While both were 5 star novels, The Perfect Home had much more suspense and I couldn't stop thinking about it for several days. The story is about June Sweeney and the home she has created for her children since her divorce from their father. She has filled every room with family photographs and especially loves her garden. June has perfect neighbors in her cul-de-sac until Steve Murray moves in next door. Steve plays loud music all day and night while he works on the many cars that he keeps in his driveway. June meets with her neighbor Fred almost every day to discuss their mutual complaints about Steve. When June brings her complaints to son Sam and daughter Cathy, they do not side with her. They believe Steve is an OK guy. June begins to feel all alone in her misery thinking that it can't get worse. But it does.