A Gracious Plenty
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Written by Sheri Reynolds.
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Badly burned in a household accident when she was a child, Finch Nobles grows into a courageous and feisty loner who eschews the pity of her hometown and discovers that she can hear the voices of the people buried in her father's cemetery. Finally, when she speaks to them, they answer, telling their stories in a remarkable chorus of regrets, expla-nations, and insights. A Gracious Plenty is like an extraordinary amalgam of Steinbeck and Faulkner, Spoon River Anthology and Our Town. It is a reading experience that you will not soon forget.User Reviews (1) Login or create an account to write a review.
abbynormal92243 thinks this book is Excellent.
Reynolds' writing is spare, poetic, and gut-wrenching.
This is the story of Finch, a badly-disfigured woman who takes care of a cemetery like her parents before her. The difference is she talks to the dead--in fact, she feels more at home with the dead than with the living, and the story's about her growing away from the dead and learning to be comfortable in her own skin.
She learns that others more beautiful than she have scars that are hidden--and just as devastating. The basic, compelling theme of this book: We are all the same under our skin.
An absolute must-read.