I just read ZORRIE

[hermetic]

By Laird Hunt. An elegant telling of one woman’s life, in less than 200 pages. As in most stories about someone's life, there is a lot of death. So, it can be rather depressing at times. But, by the end I was just, "Wow. What a story!" So beautifully rendered, like a painting made from little golden drops. Highly recommend. Don't be put off if the first part seems somewhat boring.

[hermetic]

1. Thanks!

[hippywife]

2. I put this one on my TBR

at your recommendation last week.

[hermetic]

3. Actually, that was japple

who recommended it. Highly. She has really good taste in literature, imo. So, I got it from the library and then just read it over the past couple of days. Figured there would be a few others who check in here that would like it.

[hippywife]

4. Thank you, hermetic...

for that correction.

I will now consider it doubly recommended.

[japple]

5. Yes! I had the same reaction. It is so beautifully written and I'm wondering if it is based on

the life of someone near and dear to the author. Will have to look up Laird Hunt's bio. Glad you enjoyed it.

I found this Nov. 2021 interview from NPR. He knew women like Zorrie when he went to live with his grandmother in Indiana when he was 13.

https://www.npr.org/2021/11/13/1055503620/laird-hunt-proves-life-lays-in-the-seemingly-mundane-through-the-life-of-zorrie