Title: A haunting autobiographical novel of childhood
Product review: This is a novel closely based on the author's childhood, growing up in rural Ohio in the early 20th century. While Dawn Powell uses an adult's language, the perspective is a child's. Although there is nothing monumental about the characters or their fates, the depth to which the reader sees and understands them is a testament to the author's skill. The writing is exquisite and the story is gripping in its depiction of a child's resilience in the face of adults who fail her at almost every turn. I finished the book weeks ago and am still thinking about it
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