The Welsh Fasting Girl

“Thoroughly researched and lively.” —Vogue

“Elegantly wrought, hardheaded, and tenderhearted.” —Michael Chabon

“Honesty and compassion inform every page, and there are passages so musical and full of grace they read like hymns. Reading groups should rejoice.” —Sigrid Nunez

“[O’Connor] captures the dangerous intersection between private life and the forces of history . . . and gives the reader that rare pleasure of inhabiting another family life ...