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Reviewed by K.C. Finn for Readers' Favorite
Indelicate Deception by V.S. Kemanis is a poignant literary novel exploring family secrets, self-deception, and the unbreakable bond between a father and daughter. Caty Robertson grows up idolizing her father, Roy, a loving and resilient Vietnam veteran-turned-chef. Though her childhood is filled with his warmth and vivid stories, there’s one glaring omission: her mother, Lenore. Caty constructs a romanticized version of her parents’ love story whilst she's young, and this is set against the backdrop of 1970s Berkeley in a time of social upheaval and personal transformation. Lenore, a passionate law student, and Roy, a wounded soldier, were bound by love but divided by race, class, and ideals. When Caty begins to question why Lenore disappeared from their lives, she embarks on a quiet but determined investigation. What she uncovers shatters her carefully crafted narrative, forcing her to confront the painful realities of love, loss, and self-delusion. With evocative prose and a gripping emotional core, Kemanis delivers a tale that questions how well we ever truly know the ones we love.
Author V.S. Kemanis offers readers a beautifully written and emotionally rich novel that lingers in your mind between chapters because of the messages it delivers about how important family influences are in our development and future happiness. Kemanis masterfully weaves a multigenerational mystery that has superb pacing and a lot of interesting revelations, and this is mixed with authenticity and close narration that lets you feel everything Caty feels in heart-wrenching detail. I was also really interested in the subtle discussion of the narratives we build to protect ourselves and how it feels when that all falls away. Overall, Indelicate Deception is both an intimate character study and a larger reflection on societal change that I would certainly recommend.
