Brood by Jackie Polzin
#literarynovel, author interview, character driven fiction, domestic fiction, family drama, literary fiction, midwestern fiction, Minnesota Fiction, Minnesota interest, women's issues #literarynovel, author interview, character driven fiction, domestic fiction, family drama, literary fiction, midwestern fiction, Minnesota Fiction, Minnesota interest, women's issues

Brood by Jackie Polzin

BROOD brims with hope in the midst of grief and tenderness in spite of loss. “Life is the ongoing effort to live,” Polzin writes, “some people make it look easy. Chickens do not.” BROOD is an honest look at life, love, loss, and to some extent, chickens.

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Little Faith by Nickolas Butler
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Little Faith by Nickolas Butler

Butler masterfully examines the tenuous bonds of family against the backdrop of faith. The emotional landscape fittingly mirrors the physical as we progress through the seasons. LITTLE FAITH explores the significance of lifelong friendships, the fickleness of the seasons, and the capriciousness of romantic and familial love. In Butler’s world, as in real life, nothing comes without a price.

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