A Gracious Plenty : A Novel
2 journalers for this copy...
11/20: Another PPGMV Book Fair book.
11/21: Good book!
From the Publisher
In the lush and isolated cemetery of a small Southern town, Finch Nobles, the narrator of this inventive novel, tends to the flowers and shrubs that surround the monuments of people who were not known to her while they lived but who in death have become her lifeline. Badly burned in a household accident when she was just four, Finch grows into a courageous and feisty loner. She eschews the pity and awkward stares of the people of her hometown and discovers that if she listens closely enough, she can hear the voices of those who have gone before. Finally, when she speaks, they answer back, telling their stories in a remarkable chorus of regrets, explanations, and insights. But the infant Marcus, son of the town's mayor, died before he learned to speak and can only wail away the hours. The roots of his anguish are revealed in a crescendo of lasting resonance that ties together the outcast Finch, her dead friends, and the living community outside the cemetery's gates.
11/21: Good book!
From the Publisher
In the lush and isolated cemetery of a small Southern town, Finch Nobles, the narrator of this inventive novel, tends to the flowers and shrubs that surround the monuments of people who were not known to her while they lived but who in death have become her lifeline. Badly burned in a household accident when she was just four, Finch grows into a courageous and feisty loner. She eschews the pity and awkward stares of the people of her hometown and discovers that if she listens closely enough, she can hear the voices of those who have gone before. Finally, when she speaks, they answer back, telling their stories in a remarkable chorus of regrets, explanations, and insights. But the infant Marcus, son of the town's mayor, died before he learned to speak and can only wail away the hours. The roots of his anguish are revealed in a crescendo of lasting resonance that ties together the outcast Finch, her dead friends, and the living community outside the cemetery's gates.
Journal Entry 2 by noumena12 at Planned Parenthood Book Fair 2004 (Nov 12-14) in -- Mail or by hand-rings, RABCK, meetings, Ohio USA on Saturday, September 11, 2004
Released 19 yrs ago (11/11/2004 UTC) at Planned Parenthood Book Fair 2004 (Nov 12-14) in -- Mail or by hand-rings, RABCK, meetings, Ohio USA
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Montgomery County Fairgrounds - The Round Building
Montgomery County Fairgrounds - The Round Building
bought it at a huge booksale. huge! going to sell it online.
CAUGHT IN DAYTON OHIO USA
CAUGHT IN DAYTON OHIO USA
