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Dwelling Places : A Novel
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Dwelling Places
Author(s): Vinita Hampton Wright
Review(s):
“Wright’s scenes move along almost magically...Her feel for an Iowa farm town is achingly precise.
“An affecting novel. . . both provocative and sage.”
“A simple, graceful .... stunningly beautiful novel that is both true-to-life and, in its way, uplifting.”
“Few novelists are as wise and compassionate as Vinita Hampton Wright. Dwelling Places broke my heart and renewed my spirit.”
“[A] story as rich and deep, as heartbreaking and as fruitful, as the heartland loam itself.”
“There is no more skilled or sympathetic a raconteur of America’s heartland and America’s ordinary folk than Vinita Hampton Wright.”
“In this extraordinarily well-observed, contemplative novel, Wright manages an astounding level of honesty and plenty of wry humor... ”
“A captivating, heart-warming book.”
“An extraordinarily well-observed, contemplative novel…”
“A poignant story. A glimmer of grace.”
Book Sense Honor Book, Publishers Weekly Best Book, ALA Booklist Editors’ Choice
ISBN: 9780060859541
Author(s): Vinita Hampton Wright
Mack and Jodie have no idea how much their lives are going to change when they decide to give up farming. Mack is hospitalized with depression, Jodie finds herself tempted by the affections of another man, and their teenage children begin looking for answers outside the family—Kenzie turns to fundamentalist Christianity, and Taylor starts cavorting with Goths. Told in the unforgettable voices of each family member, this powerful story of family life reveals the stubborn resilience of love and how sometimes the very thing we're looking for has been waiting at home all along.
Review(s):
“Wright’s scenes move along almost magically...Her feel for an Iowa farm town is achingly precise.
“An affecting novel. . . both provocative and sage.”
“A simple, graceful .... stunningly beautiful novel that is both true-to-life and, in its way, uplifting.”
“Few novelists are as wise and compassionate as Vinita Hampton Wright. Dwelling Places broke my heart and renewed my spirit.”
“[A] story as rich and deep, as heartbreaking and as fruitful, as the heartland loam itself.”
“There is no more skilled or sympathetic a raconteur of America’s heartland and America’s ordinary folk than Vinita Hampton Wright.”
“In this extraordinarily well-observed, contemplative novel, Wright manages an astounding level of honesty and plenty of wry humor... ”
“A captivating, heart-warming book.”
“An extraordinarily well-observed, contemplative novel…”
“A poignant story. A glimmer of grace.”
Book Sense Honor Book, Publishers Weekly Best Book, ALA Booklist Editors’ Choice
ISBN: 9780060859541