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Bezig met laden... Saving Grace (1995)door Lee Smith
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. This is not my general fair but was a treat none the less. Florida Grace Shepard looks back over her life without prejudice and tells the tale of growing up the daughter of a serpent handling preacher in North Carolina in the 60's. It's really beautifully told and would not let me go until I got to the end. ( ) Not one of my favorite Lee Smith novels, but it is still good. This one is set pretty much in my backyard, and that's always pretty cool to read about. It's the story of Grace, the daughter of a traveling, snake-handling preacher. It's also the story of the family's fall from grace and Grace's attempt to find redemption after that. I would recommend Fair and Tender Ladies to someone who wants to see what Lee Smith is all about, but this is a decent story for anyone who is already a fan. This is Lee Smith at her best. Through the voice of Florida Grace Shepherd we relive her poverty stricken 1950s childhood in Scrabble Creek, North Carolina and later follow her through adolescence and her adult life. The brilliance of this story is in the childhood Grace describes as a daughter to a serpent-handling, evangelistic preacher. Though Grace is known to have her doubts, she loves her mother and father dearly and clings to the memories of the years she lived in a borrowed house on the side of a mountain with brothers and sisters she adores. Her southern dialect gives an honest voice to a child struggling to understand her situation which makes her so different from the lives she sees around her, but also allows her the beauty of a simple time and place. As Grace develops into a young lady and tragedy strikes her family, the story changes dramatically in the years she spends with her father on the road and the final betrayal by him. Grace redefines herself several times before embracing her childhood and returning to her roots. Not impressed with this one. I can, however, see how some people would like it. The roots of Florida Grace captivated me, but the older she got, the more I disliked the story & the less compassion I felt for her. By the time Randy Newhouse showed up, I was bored. Needless to say, I don't think I will be picking up any more Lee Smith books in the future. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
The confession of a preacher's daughter. Turned off religion early in life, Florida Grace Shepherd marries at the first opportunity, only to "backslide" into adultery. By the time she is 33, she feels an old bag. But one day Grace discovers she has her father's gift for giving meaning to people's lives and she returns to religion, picking up where her father left off. By the author of The Devil's Dream. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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