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Synopsis
Living with her son, Mahlon, and daughter-in-law, Ruth, since the death of her husband years earlier, seventysomething Naomi faces a new tragedy when Mahlon is killed in an untimely accident, turning Naomi's and Ruth's world upside down and sending them on a painful but uplifting journey of reconciliation, love, transgressions, and forgiveness. 65,000 first printing.
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" An affecting novel about the slow workings of forgiveness and redemption."
- MAUREEN CORRIGAN, National Public Radio
" Written in lyrical rhythms . . . an affecting hymn to family love and a mantra of empathy and forgiveness."
- Richmond Times-Dispatch
" We can only admire the way Lott . . . creates and differentiates so many characters and sets them into action so naturally. . . . A chance to visit a country of grace where the twisted roads of American literature seldom lead us."
- Los Angeles Times Book Review
" Lott uses lyrical, poetic language and addresses moral principles that force the reader to stop for self-reflection. . . . A moving story."
- Tulsa World
" Vividly intense, intimately detailed . . . a memorable book."
- The Sunday Oklahoman
"An affecting novel about the slow workings of forgiveness and redemption."
-MAUREEN CORRIGAN, National Public Radio
-Richmond Times-Dispatch "We can only admire the way Lott . . . creates and differentiates so many characters and sets them into action so naturally. . . . A chance to visit a country of grace where the twisted roads of American literature seldom lead us."
-Los Angeles Times Book Review "Lott uses lyrical, poetic language and addresses moral principles that force the reader to stop for self-reflection. . . . A moving story."
-Tulsa World "Vividly intense, intimately detailed . . . a memorable book."
-The Sunday Oklahoman
About the Author
BRET LOTT is the author of the novels Jewel (an Oprah Book Club selection in 1999), Reed’s Beach, A Stranger’s House, The Man Who Owned Vermont, and The Hunt Club; the story collections How to Get Home and A Dream of Old Leaves; and the memoir Fathers, Sons, and Brothers. He is a professor of English at the College of Charleston, and lives with his wife and two sons in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.
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- PublisherRandom House Inc
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 0375503773
- ISBN 13 9780375503771
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages303
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