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Heidi Durrow -- The Girl Who Fell From The Sky
Thu, 05/20/2010 - 7:00pm
Thu, 05/20/2010 - 8:00pm
Etc/GMT-8
Heidi grew up in Portland, and we met her at the PNBA Booksellers event last September. She is very warm and funny and we are excited that she could fit us into her schedule! Come hear her talk about her debut novel, which won Barbara Kingsolver's Bellwether Prize in 2008.
The Bellwether Prize seeks to support a literature of social responsibility. Its intent is to advocate serious literary fiction that addresses issues of social justice and the impact of culture and politics on human relationships. The prize is awarded to a previously unpublished novel representing excellence in this genre.
The Girl Who Fell from the Sky (Hardcover)
$22.95
ISBN-13: 9781565126800Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 02/01/2010
Durrow's debut draws from her own upbringing as the brown-skinned,
blue-eyed daughter of a Danish woman and a black G.I. to create Rachel
Morse, a young girl with an identical heritage growing up in the early
1980s.
After a devastating family tragedy in Chicago with Rachel the only
survivor, she goes to live with the paternal grandmother she's never
met, in a decidedly black neighborhood in Portland, Ore. Suddenly, at
11, Rachel is in a world that demands her to be either white or black.
As she struggles with her grief and the haunting, yet-to-be-revealed
truth of the tragedy, her appearance and intelligence place her under
constant scrutiny. Laronne, Rachel's deceased mother's employer, and
Brick, a young boy who witnessed the tragedy and because of his
personal misfortunes is drawn into Rachel's world, help piece together
the puzzle of Rachel's family.
Taut prose, a controversial conclusion and the thoughtful reflection on
racism and racial identity resonate without treading into political or
even overtly specific agenda waters, as the story succeeds as both a
modern coming-of-age and relevant social commentary. "(Feb.)" Copyright
2009 Reed Business Information.
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