Algonquin

9781643751566

STARRED REVIEW

The Poet’s House

The hero of Jean Thompson’s novel is like the finest poems: complex and wondrous, with hidden mysteries and graces that aren’t immediately apparent.

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Review of ‘The Poet’s House’

Definitions differ, but many people eventually discover the value in approaching life's challenges with at least a modicum of grace. Grace and its manifestations are at the heart of The Poet's House, Jean Thompson's charming novel about a young California woman with a learning disability who figures out her place in life…

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