5/9/2023 0 Comments Eldonna edwards books![]() ![]() Edwards’s moving portrait of a family at a crossroads is obscured and undermined by its supernatural elements. The story is driven by the charged family dynamics and Grace’s charming voice, so much so that Grace’s premonitions, despite their centrality to the plot, feel like a distraction the novel is most enchanting when Grace’s power is not the central focus, and the subtle tensions between family members are foregrounded. When Grace’s mother falls into extreme postpartum depression after the near-death of her newborn daughter, Grace struggles to decide between using her gift to inform her family of a future tragedy and seeking the approval of her father, who believes the Knowing to be the work of the devil. Eldonna Edwards Kensington Publishing Corporation, 2018 - Fiction- 310 pages 4Reviews Set in a small Midwest town in the late 1960s and helmed by an unforgettable young. ![]() ![]() Their main point of contention is Grace’s power, “the Knowing,” which allows her to read minds and receive premonitions about, among other things, accidents that are soon to occur. Grace Carter is a free-spirited 11-year-old with a big heart who feels at odds with her evangelical father and his restrictive rules. Eldonna Edwards, Lost in Transplantation: Memoir of an Unconventional Organ Donor tags: memoir 9 likes Like An old friend once told me that whenever she was feeling sorry for herself, her mother insisted she go do something nice for someone to take her mind off her own problems. In this ominous, morally charged novel from Edwards ( Lost in Transplantation), a girl must choose between abiding by her strict father’s expectations or embracing her gift of premonition. ![]()
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