Grace among the Leavings

'"Sometimes it's hard to know who your enemies are. Or your friends," says the young narrator of Beverly Fisher's beautifully written novella, GRACE AMONG THE LEAVINGS. That young narrator, Grace herself, speaks with the wisdom of innocence, telling the story of her family's heartbreaking struggle during the Civil War. Fisher's story speaks to the young person in all of us, though it never condescends in the writing or the content. This is a deeply moving story, one not given to easy...
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'"Sometimes it's hard to know who your enemies are. Or your friends," says the young narrator of Beverly Fisher's beautifully written novella, GRACE AMONG THE LEAVINGS. That young narrator, Grace herself, speaks with the wisdom of innocence, telling the story of her family's heartbreaking struggle during the Civil War. Fisher's story speaks to the young person in all of us, though it never condescends in the writing or the content. This is a deeply moving story, one not given to easy resolution, just as the issues of that long ago war--slavery, self-determination, the privileges of class--defy a complete resolution even today."--BARRY KITTERMAN, author of From the San Joaquin: Stories