In a lyrical mixture of beauty and pain, Sheila O'Connor explores the mysteries and contradictions of childhood against the background of divorce and family relocation. Readers will care a great deal about this family--especially about Callie, the oldest daughter, though whose eyes we see much of what takes place. Sheila O'Connor unfolds the story in brief, intense chapters, with an unsparing eye for emotional truth.
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Tokens of Grace "accomplishes something extraordinary; it looks without blinking and speaks without pretension." --New York Times
"Tokens of Grace strings together more than 40 splendid vignettes.... And because we care so much about the characters, we come away wondering what became of them in later years."
--Cleveland Plain Dealer
"A sensitive portrait of change, readjustment, and growth."
--ALA Booklist
O'Connor captures both the toughness and fragility of memory in this many-faceted exploration of one young girl's coming of age.
--Hurricane Alice
"Tokens of Grace carries a big sweet cry that lingers."
--Minnesota Daily
"Tokens of Grace strings together more than 40 splendid vignettes.... And because we care so much about the characters, we come away wondering what became of them in later years."
--Cleveland Plain Dealer
"A sensitive portrait of change, readjustment, and growth."
--ALA Booklist
O'Connor captures both the toughness and fragility of memory in this many-faceted exploration of one young girl's coming of age.
--Hurricane Alice
"Tokens of Grace carries a big sweet cry that lingers."
--Minnesota Daily
About the Author
Sheila O'Connor is the author of Sparrow Road, Where No Gods Came and Tokens of Grace. Where No Gods Came won the Minnesota Book Award, the Michigan Award for Literary Fiction, and was selected as a Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers title. Her work has been recognized with fellowships from the Bush Foundation, Loft McKnight and the Minnesota State Arts Board. She teaches fiction in the MFA program at Hamline University where she also serves as editor of Water~Stone Review. She is a graduate of the Iowa Writers Workshop.
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Excellent, sensitive, kind!,
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This review is from: Tokens of Grace: A Novel in Stories (Paperback)
O'Connor's gentle portraits of very realistic childhood experiences of two girls forced into the world of adults too early are very touching. Living with a divorced mom, hoping for their dad to come home, dealing with difficult economic situation and issues of faith - it's all there! Very clear, very brief yet concise, lyrical prose you will LOVE!
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