Several minor characters fail to become much of anything, existing more to serve the plot, but of note are three, Jane, Caleb, and Jane's closest friend Grace. They make mistakes, they aren't perfect, they keep secrets, and they are generally interesting to read. They leap off as real people with real issues. How Are The Characters? - All of the main characters are well realized and beautifully written. You can only imagine then how things go with a young single man living with an older woman (He is 24 and she is 39) and all the challenges and difficulties that brings up. Lost in her own grief she is desperate to learn anything about her daughter's life, and after Caleb has a turn of misfortune she brings him to her house on Bainbridge Island (a small city not far from Seattle WA.), where she agrees to let him stay in exchange for his help cleaning up her years-neglected backyard, as well as pay him to help in his goal of saving enough money to move to Austin, Texas to become a musician. He takes a shine to Jane but is reluctant to tell her anything about her daughter, for reasons he won't say. This is Caleb Cummings, who she believes must have been her boyfriend.Ĭaleb it turns out is a musician street drifter, playing his guitar for pay. While mourning in her car she sees a young man she's never met pay his respects to her grave. Jane, a woman approaching 40 has just buried her estranged daughter Melody, a victim of drug and alcohol overdose. What is Jane's Melody About? - The following only contains very minor spoilers for the first few chapters of the book. Jane's Melody stood out to me as a book that would treat such an age gap romance seriously and not shy away from the heavy themes. After finishing the book On The Island by Tracey Garvis Graves I wanted to find a few others that did not begin as a NSA sexual affair and instead blossomed out of mutual interest in forming a relationship. Why Did I Read Jane's Melody? - I had desired to read a reverse age-gap romance, one with an older woman and younger man. No arbitrary scores, just thoughts and opinions.

While it's still fresh in my mind I wanted to give my honest review of it. I just finished my audiobook listen of by Ryan Winfield.

Jane's Melody by Ryan Winfield