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Zusatztext "Wright's characters! as compelling in their strength as in their imperfection! move slowly toward secure and welcoming spaces?" Informationen zum Autor Vinita Hampton Wright, a novelist and editor who conducts creative writing workshops at conferences and retreats around the country, is the author of the novella The Winter Seeking and the novels Velma Still Cooks in Leeway and Grace at Bender Springs , as well as numerous nonfiction titles. Klappentext Mack and Jodie have no idea how much their lives are going to change when they decide to give up farming. Mack is hospitalized with depression, Jodie finds herself tempted by the affections of another man, and their teenage children begin looking for answers outside the family--Kenzie turns to fundamentalist Christianity, and Taylor starts cavorting with Goths. Told in the unforgettable voices of each family member, this powerful story of family life reveals the stubborn resilience of love and how sometimes the very thing we're looking for has been waiting at home all along. Zusammenfassung Mack and Jodie have no idea how much their lives are going to change when they decide to give up farming. Mack is hospitalized with depression! Jodie finds herself tempted by the affections of another man! and their teenage children begin looking for answers outside the family—Kenzie turns to fundamentalist Christianity! and Taylor starts cavorting with Goths. Told in the unforgettable voices of each family member! this powerful story of family life reveals the stubborn resilience of love and how sometimes the very thing we're looking for has been waiting at home all along.
