No Earthly Notion

by Susan Dodd

Murana Bill lovingly cares for her younger brother after the death of their parents in an automobile accident but has to struggle to maintain a sense of her own self. (Nancy Pearl)

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1986

Reviews

[David Freeland · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a low-key novel with a lot of heart that has left me eager to read more of Susan Dodd's work. Beautifully done.

[3Moons · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was okay; luckily short, so not a huge weight*, so to speak. Good description (& I dislike description). Main character is a bit of a weird character, a bit hard to relate to for modern progressive people...very much of the early 60's Kentucky, naive, but shows some limited growth. A friend forces that growth. Lots of *issues with food with the characters: cooking, eating, gorging, and gastric cancer.

Going to cross-pollinate this from nearest little library to one at my Food Coop. :)

[Tracy · Rating 3 out of 5]

a sweet little book about family and confidence and being brave and grief, set in Kentucky.