Kaye Park Hinckley
Auteur van A Hunger in the Heart
Werken van Kaye Park Hinckley
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- Korte biografie
- Kaye Park Hinckley is a 2018 Independent Press Award winner, the author of seven novels and a short story collection.
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The Wind That Shakes The Corn: Memoirs of a Scots… door Kaye Park Hinckley
I love historical fiction that's based on someone's life, especially when it's the life of their ancestor. This book is lyrical and interesting, with a unique insight to life centuries ago for an immigrant and her family. If you're interested in historical fiction focusing on more of a slice of life, you'll love this engaging read.
I haven't read fiction in awhile. This was a refreshing jump back into novels. I've read reviews that compare Hinckley to Flannery O'Connor, and I can see the similarities, though Hinckley is not as dark. Good characters, interesting dialogues and a fun read.
A Hunger in the Heart. Kaye Park Hinckley. 2013. This book received favorable reviews on the Catholic fiction site, but didn’t live up to my expectations. Set in Florida just after WWII is over, it is a coming-of-age novel. Coleman’s grandfather is a power and a presence in the town. Coleman’s father was injured in the war when he saved the life of a black soldier and suffers from what we now call post-traumatic stress syndrome. The brain injury has also caused him to be violent-his personality has completely changed. Coleman’s mother deals with her husband by drinking. The plot had possibilities, even though it was predictable, and so did the characters, but they were not developed. She did a good job describing race relations, small town politics, and life if the late forties, but there was no depth. It was a good “Kindle” book to read on the treadmill.… (meer)
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- Werken
- 8
- Leden
- 22
- Populariteit
- #553,378
- Waardering
- 3.7
- Besprekingen
- 3
- ISBNs
- 9
