humourous story by young novelist

Just amazing writing this woman is odd but a terrific writer. It is a fictional story about a girl adopted by a religious fanatic and her husband who is revered by the church until she screws up by having a lesbian affair and is ostracized. She intermingles history, folklore, fairy tales and goes off on a tangent from one thing to another while still enabling us to fill in the plot. She uses acronyms and euphamisms throughout the book makiing you believe you are totally mad yourself. Can't wait to get another book by her:)

RELEASE NOTES:

actually it is at Wellesley and Yonge at Just Deserts today at 2:30 all are welcome to join we members for coffee

Picked this up at the BC meetup - looks like it's in great demand so I'll read it ASAP! :) Thanks SerenityBlue!

I've heard a lot about this book so I'm very glad I came across it at the meetup today.

I really enjoyed this. At times it was hysterically funny, particularly the descriptions of the narrator's mother and her church cronies. Never mean-spirited, though; you can see that despite her harsh treatment at the hands of her fellow churchfolk she is really devoted to them all in a strange and touching way. The book overall is quite touching and honest, with a very genuine heart at its core. The contrast between the contemporary coming-of-age tale and the fantasy world of the mythologies and fairy tales she conjures up and interjects into the narrative makes for a unique and captivating story. Very likable and endearing book.

WILD RELEASE NOTES:

Bringing to the August social.

I recognise the title of this book from many "best" lists, and the comments here are so positive, I'm glad I picked it up.

Thanks geishabird! It was great seeing you at the social yesterday!

Picked this one up today at our year-end meetup, hosted by Jewishlibrarian and his wife, Debka, at their home. Thanks, you two, for a lovely afternoon. Attendance was small but food and company were lively! :-)

Couldn't get into this one. Will bring to tonight's meetup

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