"I am crazy about epistolary narratives--I used to be a big letter
writer, but time and technology has pretty much made that all go away
for me. So I get my "hit" from books like this one. It's inspired by
the relationship between Flannery O'Conner and Robert Lowell and follows
their changing relationships over a large number of years. Both are
very clever, but have their quirks (and demons) that bring them together
and pull them apart. I found this book a lovely way to "experience"
the writing life, a complicated love affair, and a struggle with faith
and addiction. This is a wonderful bittersweet story from a debut
novelist, and I happily recommend it, and think it would make a
fantastic book club read."
~
Jackie
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