No Marble Angels

By Joanne Leedom-Ackerman

Characters in No Marble Angels struggle to close distances between each other, distances of race, sex, age.

“Her dialogue is sharp and accurate, drawing the reader close to the conflicts that produce full-bodied characters deserving of the rich emotional impact they evoke…the writer’s strengths—honesty, compassion and the ability to present such memorable scenes…”
—Jill McCorkle, The New York Times Book Review

“A valuable philosophical or political acquisition as well as a literary one … should be sought out and read.”
—Carolyn See, Los Angeles Times

“The stories remind me of both I.B. Singer and Flannery O’Conner….a fine collection here, a cool view of the universe we inhabit….Compelling.”
—John A. Williams, The Man Who Cried I Am

“Readers casually picking up … No Marble Angels might think they have stumbled into Anne Tyler’s world … gems of clean, direct narrative.”
—Baltimore Sun

“With wonderfully wry humor, Leedom-Ackerman depicts the kind of good will that ends up causing trouble for others … a refined sense of craft is evident in all the stories.”
—Library Journal

“The author uncovers the vitality that imparts a glow to the most humdrum of lives…written with honesty and care and some, indeed, with passion.”
—Publishers Weekly

• Language: English
• Publisher: Joanne Leedom-Ackerman
• Release date: Nov 22, 2013
• ISBN: 9781625360472