The Healing
Format: hardcover
Publish date: 2012
Publisher: Doubleday
Pages no: 340
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
Literature,
Cultural,
Book Club,
Adult Fiction,
American,
Historical Fiction,
Adult,
African American,
19th Century,
Southern,
Military History,
Civil War
There are numerous books about slaves and the Deep South but few leave an indelible impression on this reader. The Healing by Jonathan Odell is one such book. Granada is born into slavery but has spent most of her young life at the side of the plantation mistress, much like a pet. Unfortunately Gran...
This is the story of history, family and the things that bind people together. I enjoyed this book. I liked the way the story flowed for the most part, the cloud that the reader had over his eyes until toward the end. The characters were quite interesting and the author did a great job of making t...
Rating: 2* of five The Book Description: "Compelling, tragic, comic, tender and mystical... Combines the historical significance of Kathryn Stockett's The Help with the wisdom of Toni Morrison's Beloved." —Minneapolis Star TribuneRich in mood and atmosphere, The Healing is a warmhearted novel about...
I approached this novel warily because it had been compared to a wildly popular piece of Southern fiction of which I was not fond. I'm happy to report that I found the comparison entirely inapt. Odell's work offers greater subtlety of message and a richer, more authentic representation of people, pe...
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