The Clasp by Sloane Crosley
Three college friends, Victor, Nathaniel and Kezia, are dealing
with life in the real world to varying degrees of success. Each thought their lives would be different
by now; they would be happier, more successful, etc. But reality just isn’t what they
dreamed.
At the wedding of another college friend the trio attends Victor
finds himself learning all about the jewelry collection of the mother of the
groom. She shares her secret hiding
place as well as the story of a fantastic missing necklace possibly still
hidden in a French chateau during the Nazi occupation. Then, sadly, she passes away a day or two
after the wedding. The newlyweds are
convinced Victor knows where the family jewels are kept but he denies all
knowledge. Victor has become obsessed
with locating the necklace in France, for once in his life he is going to stay
focused and complete a project!
This is a quirky story about lost souls stuck in a rut spurred
out of their comfort zone. Victor is
convinced the necklace is THE necklace referred to in the family short story by
Guy de Maupassant’s famous short story.
Nathaniel and Kezia are sure he is making a huge mistake and race across
the French countryside to save him from himself. All three are at crossroads in their lives
needing to reevaluate the path life has taken and think about heading in
another direction.
Readers in their twenties will enjoy this book, as will anyone
who ever took a chance on a dream, regardless of how it turned out. It’s the journey not the destination right?
A good choice on audiobook – especially since the short story
The Necklace is included at the end.
