Send Me Down a Miracle - Softcover

Nolan, Han

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0152009787 ISBN 13: 9780152009786

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1996

Synopsis

Charity is torn between her preacher father, a powerful man who has driven away her mother, alienated her sister, and controls the town, and unconventional artist Adrienne Dabney, who has returned home to conduct an artistic experiment. Simultaneous.

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About the Author

HAN NOLAN is the author of several books, including Dancing on the Edge which won the National Book Award and Send Me Down a Miracle, a National Book Award finalist. She lives with her husband on the East Coast.

Reviews

Grade 6-8?Charity Pittman is attracted to the strange woman who moves into the small Alabama town where she, her sister Grace, and their preacher father live. Adrienne Dabney, an artist from New York, wants to try a deprivation experiment in her inherited home, despite the minister's objections. She proceeds, locking herself up in her house without light, visitors, or food. Three weeks later, Adrienne emerges to say that she has seen Jesus sitting in a chair in her living room, and soon a religious turmoil splits the town in half. Charity's father insists that the woman is evil incarnate. Charity believes in the chair and its powers so deeply that she defiantly stands up to her stern, stubborn father when he comes to destroy it. The dichotomy of professing one's faith and actually living it is interestingly portrayed throughout this novel. Nolan blends realistic beliefs and actions into an intimate depiction of a small Southern town's personality. The essence of this story evolves gradually, drawing readers into the mind and heart of a young girl who must learn to meld her religious upbringing with her ability to understand and forgive others. The southern dialect might deter some readers, but all in all, this is a commendable, thought-provoking choice.?Jana R. Fine, Clearwater Public Library System, FL
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Edition details

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0152009787
• ISBN 13: 9780152009786
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256