Monday, September 04, 2017

Six notable books featuring absent parents

Jesmyn Ward's new novel is Sing, Unburied, Sing. One of her six favorite books featuring absent parents, as shared at The Week magazine:
News of the World by Paulette Jiles

In this recent novel set in post–Civil War Texas, the longing that 10-year-old Johanna feels for the Kiowa mother she's been taken from is so fierce it's heartbreaking. That makes her discovery of an unlikely father figure even more tender.
Read about another entry on the list.

--Marshal Zeringue