302 pages
English language
Published Dec. 26, 2003 by Penguin.
Now in paperback comes the intoxicating debut novel of "one motherless daughter's discover of ... the strange and wondrous places we find love" ("The Washington Post"). Sue Monk Kidd's ravishing work is set in South Carolina in 1964.
This is an absolute amazing book. A wonderful story written with amazingly descriptive language. It borders on poetry at points. However, be aware that this coming-of-age story deals with childhood trauma including abandonment. It's a must read, but anyone that might be triggered, do so with fair warning. I found myself crying on multiple occasions with this book.
It took some time for me to read because it really did not wrap me up in it. At some points I wondered why it gets the rave reviews it does. I guess it just is not my type of book, which is fine.
meh, didn't finish. Got lost in Infinite Jest. Oh well.
Rather twee.
