Delicate Armor

by Connie Claire Szarke

Overview

Set in the Upper Midwest, 1952-1991, Delicate Armor is the formation story of Callie Lindstrom, a feisty girl who shares a special bond with her father and his love for the outdoors. Accepted into the world of men and witness to their dreams, struggles, and sense of humor, Callie learns to navigate waves of conflict and loss while realizing her own place in the web of life. This family saga is about the tenacity of the human spirit, the natural world, and our narrator's emerging consciousness as she passes from cheeky tomboy to self-possessed woman, paying tribute to the land and to her microcosm of men.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940148868538
Publisher:	Heron Bay Publishing
Publication date:	10/22/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	360
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Award-winning author Connie Claire Szarke grew up in "The Land of 10,000 Lakes." A writer of fiction and poetry, she is a life-long Francophone, classical pianist, and alpine skier. An outdoor enthusiast, much of her creative inspiration is drawn from the natural world. Among her favorite writers are John Steinbeck, Eudora Welty, Truman Capote, Willa Cather, and Anton Chekhov.

Editorial Reviews

Translation from the original French review, Martine, Strasbourg, France:
"I just finished reading Delicate Armor. It’s one of the most beautiful books I have read recently. It expresses such a freshness and at the same time such a wistful affection for the past. I find the language of high quality. And the description of Minnesota, its landscapes and seasons, is so full of feeling, I had it all before my eyes!"

Strasbourg, France - Martine Principal- Middle School

“In ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ Harper Lee created Scout; in ‘True Grit,’ Charles Portis created Mattie. Now along comes Minnesotan Connie Claire Szarke, who creates another delightful young narrator named Callie in ‘Delicate Armor.’ This startlingly good first novel opens in the 1950s…I couldn’t put this book down. The title was spot on. Human beings, even the ones who live in Masterton, are also possessed of delicate armor."

River Falls Journal Book Report - Dave Wood

“I finished Delicate Armor today. Loved it…Cal reminds me of Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird…Will reminds me of Atticus and his true-to-self and honest way of living…beautiful descriptions, clear metaphors, tight dialogue…I was pulled into the times of the 1950s, as well as Amer’s story. It was a book I hated to set down and now am sad it is over.” ~Jodi Anderson, Literacy Coördinator, Greeley/Evans Public Schools, Greeley, Colorado

E-mail, Greeley, CO - Jodi Anderson

"It isn’t unusual for local authors to receive endorsements from fellow writers in this supportive literary community. But Szarke is earning raves from an exceptional group, including poet/oral historian and environmental writer Joe Paddock; syndicated newspaper columnist, author and University of Minnesota senior fellow Stephen Wilbers; novelists Faith Sullivan and Pamela Carter Joern; and “Minnesota Bound” TV host Ron Schara."

St. Paul Pioneer Press - Mary Ann Grossmann