Full circle

by Grace Lumpkin

Full Circle (1962) was Lumpkin's last novel, and its title is indicative of Lumpkin's life. The plot revolves around a female protagonist who leaves the church, becomes deeply involved in the workings of the Communist Party, and ultimately finds herself returning--at a crisis point in her life--to the church and the faith she had earlier abandoned. Lumpkin herself regarded her past experience within the Party as negative, and spent her later life decrying Communism. She returned--emphatically--to the church and the faith she was steeped in as a child.

312 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1962

About the author

Grace Lumpkin (March 3, 1891 – March 23, 1980) was an American writer of proletarian literature, focusing most of her works on the Depression era and the rise and fall of favor surrounding communism in the United States.