“A vivid portrait of a teenage girl and her family in disarray. Meredith is a wonderful narrator, witty, feisty, full of yearning, and the story she tells is as complicated as life itself. This is a richly satisfying novel.” StoriesGirlNovelWonderfulWittyComplicatedSatisfyingYearningPortraitsTeenageVividNarratorsTeenage GirlFeistyDisarray Author:Margot Livesey
“A seamlessly told and scrupulously detailed history of the Hartsoe clan of Haw County, North Carolina, Love and Lament is that rare novel that brings the gritty, rural past to vivid life. I could very nearly smell the moonshine (the moonshiners too!). Pass a few hours with Mary Bet Hartsoe and family. You won't regret it.” PastHoursNovelRegretSmellMaryVividCountyCarolinaLamentNorth CarolinaClansMoonshine Author:T. R. Pearson
“If a novel reveals true and vivid relationships, it is a moral work, no matter what the relationships consist in. If the novelisthonours the relationship in itself, it will be a great novel.” IfsMatterLiteratureMoralNovelMoralityNo Matter WhatVividGreat Novels Book:Study of Thomas Hardy and Other Essays Source: Study of Thomas Hardy and Other Essays