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Mother Of Rain (2013)

by Karen Spears Zacharias(Favorite Author)

4.06 of 5 Votes: 3

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Mercer University Press

review 1: Compelling story of Maizee, an Appalachian woman in Tennessee during the 1940's. Written in Appalachian mountain dialect, "Mother of Rain" is narrated by Maizee, her aunt, husband, and neighbor, Burdy who is Melungeon. The dialogue rarely misses a beat in representing the dialect spoken, without it detracting from the story, and the story carries the reader along from the first sentence. I read this in two nights, couldn't put it down until finished.
review 2: Having grown up where the Blue Ridge Mountains begins, I have known places like Christian Bend and characters like those in "Mother of Rain". This novel is intimate with its characters and setting in a way where it becomes a part of you. You will cry and you will laugh and at the heart of it all is commun... moreity, family, and loyalty. Zacharias writes in the vein of Michael Morris or Charles Martin; however, her writing reaches a level of authenticity which transcends anything I have read since "To Kill a Mockingbird." I loved the book. less

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