Robinson's first book, written before Gilead (bwl 52) and Home (Bwl 53), this is one of The Observer's Hundred Greatest Novels of all Time. I'm not surprised - Robinson seems to me to be in a class of her own. This story of two orphaned sisters growing up precariously in a backwoods town in northwest America has been described by reviewers as 'haunting', 'poetic', 'heartbreakingly sad', 'painstakingly suggestive and evocative' and I can't put it any better myself. Extraordinary!
(Annabel Bedini - bwl 55 Winter 2010 ) |
