Sing Them Home (2008)

Sing Them Home by Stephanie Kallos

My review

rating: 4 of 5 stars
What caught my attention was the portrait of an overweight college professor, unsure of her talents in the world. What happened was that I was drawn into the community portrait of a small town with all its meanness and kindness and how a unique family negotiates the world they received there. Charming and moving and beautifully written. Stephanie Kallos writes lovely sentences.


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Another Quote from Sing Them Home

"The more restricted one's view, the more one is compelled to give meaning to what is available. It's how we rise to the challenge. We elevate the mundane. We sanctify the ordinary."

Sing Them Home (2008)

I am just barely into Stephanie Kallos' latest title, Sing Them Home, and already I had to write down a quote to remember.

". . . the most reliable place to find someone who is not here but surely somewhere is in the realm of memory."