Fiction. "Phyllis Green gives us, with POLLY & VERONICA, a charmingly told, though bittersweet, coming-of-age story. As it unfolds in intimate letters between two cousins, we as readers are drawn irresistibly into their individual changes and challenges even as the complexity of their epistolary relationship evolves. Green's writing has that rare quality of using plain language to paint vivid pictures-like a painter's masterpiece done in primary colors. She take us readers on what seems like an easy ride over smooth, shallow waves before we realize that we're in deeper waters where there is much more going on below the surface. So, pay close attention and you will find a lot more in this story to enjoy and savor. And, perhaps, it will also bring back some of your own memories of early kinship and friendship-as it did for me."--Jenny Bhatt