From Nancy [Olson, owner of Quail Ridge Books in Raleigh, NC]:
Occasionally I read a new work of fiction that blows me away, and Marly Youman's A Death at the White Camellia Orphanage (Mercer $24) did just that. Every page in this book resonates with beautifully crafted language, a "universal melody that sings of deep loss and conciliation," and a moving story of a young boy, who after the death of his beloved younger brother, takes to the rails in Depression-era America. I agree with one reviewer that said this is destined to be an American classic. Come meet Marly at QRB on Friday, May 18, at 7:30 p.m.
2 comments:
'Quail Mail" - love that! You do keep getting marvellous reviews, and I can see why as I continue to read through the book slowly, deliciously, even with odd tremors of horror!
Marja-Leena, so glad you are liking it as you go... Quail Mail is cute, isn't it? Good name for a customer newsletter.
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