Her entry begins:I am reading and loving Susan Straight’s Take One Candle Light a Room. Besides the beautiful language and dialects (Creole, street), I get the feeling that Ms. Straight knows these cultures intimately—cultures that are hidden to me—and so I am reading to find out about that, as well as to find out what happens to the characters, i.e. is she going to save her godson? The real question: Is it possible to save someone else? And she absolutely nails the guilt/ambition/nostalgia of those who chose to leave their familiar life behind and wing it alone in the world, forfeiting their...[read on]Among the early praise for Nude Walker:
"Given its disparate cast of characters—soldiers, strippers, a Native American shaman, a born-again Bible thumper and a crazed pill popper—Nude Walker should be a muddled mess. Instead this novel about the son of nouveau riche Lebanese immigrants and the daughter of New EnglandRead an excerpt from Nude Walker, and learn more about the book and author at Bathsheba Monk's website and blog.aristocrats, who fall for each other after serving in Afghanistan, is a pitch-perfect portrayal of class warfare in small-town U.S.A. Monk is a sure-footed storyteller who comically, affectionately, poignantly maps the emotional minefields of the northeastern heartland—and the heart."
--More Magazine
"An allegory of old society confronting a new world, and a rollicking good read."
--Kirkus Reviews
"...Monk's authority (she hails from Pennsylvania and served in the Army) and a winning mix of humor, mysticism, and sympathy for people adapting to a swiftly changing world make for an appealing tale."
--Publishers Weekly
The Page 69 Test: Nude Walker.
Writers Read: Bathsheba Monk.
--Marshal Zeringue
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