In her earlier novel south of resurrection, jonis agee seemed bent on. Jonis agees prose is dense and elegant, dazzling at times, yet never flowery nor merely ornamental. South of resurrection book washington county cooperative. Sweet eyes which holds smalltown morality under a microscope. South of resurrection one of the best novels by anyone writing today about the old, longsettled corner of the south. Jonis agee is a writer of short stories, novels, essays, and screenplays. At the age of sixteen, moline bedwell fled her hometown of resurrection, missouri, and never looked back. Taking the wall by jonis agee 1999, paperback for sale. Most important, though, is the power of these stories to move the. South of resurrection by jonis agee, paperback barnes. Books go search best sellers gift ideas new releases. The weight of dreams by jonis agee fantastic fiction.
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Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. Click to read more about south of resurrection by jonis agee. Jonis agee born may 31, 1943 in omaha, nebraska is a writer of short stories, novels, essays, and screenplays. Reviews novelist south of resurrection and short fiction bend this heart writer agee s collection of bittersweet stories dissects the rough world of auto racing from the workingclass perspectives of drivers, pit crews, fans, family and other hangerson. The awardwinning author of the river wife returns with a multigenerational family saga set in the unforgiving nebraska sand hills in the years following the massacre at wounded kneean ambitious tale of history, vengeance, race, guilt, betrayal, family, and belonging, filled with a vivid cast of characters shaped by violence, love, and a desperate loyalty to the land. Her protagonist, moline bedwell, tears through the novel with the past chasing her. Three of her books have been new york times notable books. Jonis agee s prose is dense and elegant, dazzling at times, yet never flowery nor merely ornamental. Discover book depositorys huge selection of jonis agee books online. South of resurrection by jonis agee fantastic fiction. Like sweet eyes, her first novel, south of resurrection peels through the layers of a small town to get at some basic human truths.
Jonis agee is currently considered a single author. Novelist south of resurrection and short fiction bend this heart writer agee s collection of bittersweet stories dissects the rough world of auto racing from the workingclass perspectives of. Jonis agee s new novel tells the story of illfated river wives over more than a century, p. Its a story of real people with real feelings and emotions good and bad. Resurrection is the name of a town in a novel by jonis agee. South of resurrection is due in 1997 visit jonis agee. I had high hopes for this novel since i loved the river wife by jonis agee but this just didnt live up to the trials, tribulations and adventures of the characters in that novel. South of resurrection by jonis agee and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Its an achybreaky narrative, heavy on the pedal steel guitar, about a woman who returns to her hometown after 23 years and, among other things, falls in love with a beery old redneck named dayrell. South of resurrection novel, paperback, penguin, 1998. Jonis agee, author of the river wife, on librarything. Like sweet eyes, her first novel, south of resurrection peels through the layers of a. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
Three books chosen as new york times notable books. Single again at thirtysix, moline bedwell returns to the small town of resurrection, missouri, to sell her parents home, joins the fight to save her relatives farm, and falls prey to an old flame. Agee is particularly effective at portraying a landscape and the people who live on it. She is middleaged molie bedwell who left resurrection, missouri, as a child. At the 2010 awp conference and bookfair in denver, awp announced the recipient of the george garrett award for outstanding community service in literature, presenting the award to jonis agee. The word pictures so vivid, i lived in resurrection with these people. One of the best novels by anyone writing today about the old, longsettled corner of the south. South of resurrection book by jonis agee thriftbooks. Jonis agee is the author of twelve books, including five collections of short fiction pretend weve never met, bend this heart, a. Jonis agee, acclaimed for her short stories, poetry, and two novels. Although i loved the premise of the book and agee s vivid descriptions of the ozark country, the main character, moline, left me flat and for some reason and i. To help keep our communities safe, all our retail locations are temporarily closed until further notice.
Americas road maps are crowded with exotic and oddly resonant place names. A gifted poet of that dark lushness in the heart of the american landscape. It was advertised as a new book and even has a sticker on the back saying new. Other awards include national endowment for the arts fellowship, nebraska book award, nebraska arts council merit award, minnesota state arts board fellowship in fiction, loft mcknight award of distinction, and editors choice award from foreword magazine. Jonis agee books list of books by author jonis agee.
Jonis agee a towns decline through the eyes of a woman who returns to bury a sister. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. Like sweet eyes, her first novel, south of resurrection peels through the layers. David abram spell of the sensuous pantheonvintage jonis agee south of resurrection viking karen alexander a gift from daniel perigee robert alter the transformative power of crisishow long till my soul gets it right harpercollins sherry ruth anderson.
As agee bend this heart describes her in this richly textured first novel, honey is a woman drifting to. Friday, march, the tulsa citycounty library will close all library locations. Jonis american fiction american fictionwomen authors american literature american poetry artists books automobile racing. South of resurrection book tulsa citycounty library. Now, twenty years later, shes intent on returning to resurrection to take care of some family business. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers.
A towns decline through the eyes of a woman who returns to bury a sister. Buy south of resurrection book online at best prices in india on. Buy south of resurrection by jonis agee online at alibris. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Jonis agee single again at thirtysix, moline bedwell returns to the small town of resurrection, missouri, to sell her parents home, joins the fight to save her relatives farm, and falls prey to an old flame. In her new novel, south of resurrection, agee finds these details in the. She earned her ba from the university of iowa, and her ma and phd from the state university of new york binghamton university. This is the nebraska sandhills a decade after the armys massacre of more than 200 lakota at w. You can go home again, the heroine of agee s earthy, deeply satisfying latest discoversyou just cant expect home to be easy, or life there particularly simple.
Faculty books and periodicals department of english nebraska. The strengths of jonis agee as a novelist, her precise observations, her attention to small details, and her complicated, well drawn characters, shine through in this novel. On the bright side, the love of her youth is still there. Books by jonis agee author of the river wife goodreads. Agee s the river wife emotionally rich tale is as wild and sprawling as the midwestern plains. A novel by agee, jonis and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The bones of paradise novel, hardback, harper collins, 2016.
You can go home again, the heroine of agees earthy, deeply satisfying latest discoversyou just cant expect home to be easy, or life there particularly simple. In south of resurrection, agee s intensely beautiful writing proves yet again why the new york times calls her a gifted poet of that dark lushness in. A list of works by nebraska author jonis agee jonis agee was born in omaha, nebraska, and grew up in both nebraska and missouri, graduating from central high school in omaha. She is the author of several books, including strange angels, south of resurrection, the weight of dreams, and acts of love on indigo road. She received her ba in english from the university of iowa and her maphd in creative writingenglish from sunybinghamton. This novel was very long and just kind of drolled on and on. Jonis agee is a professor of english and creative writing at the university of nebraskalincoln.
At the age of sixteen, moline bedwell fled her hometown of re. Full of what booklist has described as breathtaking lyricism, sensuality, and catharsis. Honey parrish of divinity, iowa, drinks too much, sleeps around and talks to her dead lover. Jonis agee has 17 books on goodreads with 9548 ratings. Most important, though, is the power of these stories to move the human heart. Buy the paperback book south of resurrection by jonis agee at indigo. Americas road maps are crowded with exotic and oddly resonant place names take hot coffee, miss. South of resurrection by jonis agee, 1997, viking edition, in english south of resurrection 1997 edition open library. It left me feeling happy and fulfilled and anxious to get my hands on another book by jonis agee. Awards include three books chosen as new york times notable books, a national endowment for the arts fellowship, nebraska book award, nebraska arts council merit award, minnesota state arts board born in omaha, nebraska, she grew up in nebraska and. Buy south of resurrection by jonis agee from amazons fiction books store. South of resurrection jonis agee vikingpenguin, 1997. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. She is the author of thirteen books, including five novels and five collections of short fiction.
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