Until It’s Over by Dorothy Van Soest
This review first appeared on Reader Views. Read the Reader Views version here . Friends J.B. Harrell and Sylvia Jensen are standing strong together at a protest regarding uranium mining on indigenous land. Not too long into the protest, U.S. Senate candidate Anthony Jordane begins his speech. That is when things take a sinister turn. J.B. sees Sylvia—who is 83 and generally uses her power through established legal systems—lunge for Anthony. J.B. has never seen Sylvia act like this, but his concern over her sudden personality change is quickly overrun by his concern for her health when she then collapses. J.B. makes sure Sylvia is rushed to the hospital, but as she slips in and out of awareness, she says strange and vaguely disturbing things about Anthony and her past. J.B. knows he owes much of his life’s success—both professional and personal—to Sylvia. She needs him now, and he won’t abandon her. Not until it’s over. Until It’s Over by Dorothy Van Soest fulfills all my w...
