Such a Nice Girl

by Carol St. John

Overview

Sensitive, innocent, curious, Such a Nice Girl's protagonist, Lily Woodhouse, is drawn to an itinerant preacher and finds herself compromised. At the same time she experiences the struggles of those around her through new eyes. Set in Vermont in the eighties, while traditional values were still in effect, Such A Nice Girl addresses issues of homosexuality, Fundamentalism, choice, political sentiments, and how their manipulation affected one very New England family.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798881192549
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	05/17/2024
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	362
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

A poet, teacher, artist and columnist, St. John never ceases to employ her creative spirit. She believes the arts are the sacred thread that weaves, informs and lifts humanity. She describes herself as a cheerleader for self-expression.
In the middle of her life, St. John went to graduate school at Northeastern University to get a MA in Writing. and since then has written five books. The first was Taproots: Where Ideas are Born, a compilation of art, poetry, and homilies. The second, Anchors of the Soul, a novel placed in Gloucester, MA, about a friendship between two women from different generations and social strata. The third, Little Ways, is a tale of an artist, love dying and dreams moving beyond the myths of romance and motherhood. The fourth, Such a Nice Girl, is a foray into innocence and wisdom, and the issues of choice. The fifth, is called All is Art - Art is All. This book is designed for teachers and students demonstrating the relevance of art to life through activities and illustrations.
Her latest book, Maypole Man: a novel of the sixties, takes you to Brooklyn, where St. John was born and raised, and Vermont where she explored a new lifestyle during the revolutionary times of the late 1960’s. It is a novel but true to the era.