In the Grip of Grace

Marianne Mersereau draws from the rich storytelling "porch culture" of her native Southern Highlands of Appalachia to create, In the Grip of Grace, a memoir in verse replete with wild ghost tales, mythologies and folklores of the unique characters who populate the pages. Themes of family, nature, grief, and the long-lasting impacts of war are explored. The narrative poems serve as witness to both triumphs and losses and to grace harvested from loss.

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In the Grip of Grace

Marianne Mersereau draws from the rich storytelling "porch culture" of her native Southern Highlands of Appalachia to create, In the Grip of Grace, a memoir in verse replete with wild ghost tales, mythologies and folklores of the unique characters who populate the pages. Themes of family, nature, grief, and the long-lasting impacts of war are explored. The narrative poems serve as witness to both triumphs and losses and to grace harvested from loss.

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In the Grip of Grace

In the Grip of Grace

by Marianne Mersereau
In the Grip of Grace

In the Grip of Grace

by Marianne Mersereau

Overview

Marianne Mersereau draws from the rich storytelling "porch culture" of her native Southern Highlands of Appalachia to create, In the Grip of Grace, a memoir in verse replete with wild ghost tales, mythologies and folklores of the unique characters who populate the pages. Themes of family, nature, grief, and the long-lasting impacts of war are explored. The narrative poems serve as witness to both triumphs and losses and to grace harvested from loss.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9798888385616
Publisher: Finishing Line Press
Publication date: 05/24/2024
Pages: 64
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.15(d)

About the Author

Marianne Mersereau grew up in the Southern Highlands of Appalachia and currently resides in the Pacific Northwest. She is the author of the chapbook Timbrel (also from Finishing Line Press).
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