Thursday, 12 November 2009

• A Good Read

  
  I was often overwhelmed by the number of books on the shelf at the library and found myself just picking them out because of their title or cover.  Now I go to their website and choose what I want from a list of award winners, best seller lists or by genre based on what I'm in the mood for.  I can request a book that's at another in the system if it's not at my local library and get an email notification when it has arrived.  When I go to the library with my list I can walk straight to the shelf and pull my books for the week.
  
  The book I'm currently reading is one I probably wouldn't have chosen by my old method.  I found it on the Christy Awards list.  Set in 1962, This Heavy Silence is about a woman who farms three hundred acres in rural Ohio, alone.  There is something in my North Dakota heritage that resonates within as I read the work of this artist.  I echo the praise of another author who said, "With grace, wisdom, an exacting moral imagination, and a sense of well-loved place that is all too rarely met, Mazzarella's beautiful novel explores the fertile ground of inner growth, the difference between what it means to age and what it means to ripen.  An unforgettable book by a writer to watch."  -Janet Peery, author of  The River Beyond the World, finalist for the National Book Award.
  
  I highly recommend this book. 
  
  
  

  Currently This Heavy Silence By Nicole Mazzarella see related

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