Nature Lessons

A Novel

Fiction & Literature, Literary
Cover of the book Nature Lessons by Lynette Brasfield, St. Martin's Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Lynette Brasfield ISBN: 9781466854949
Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publication: October 22, 2013
Imprint: St. Martin's Press Language: English
Author: Lynette Brasfield
ISBN: 9781466854949
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication: October 22, 2013
Imprint: St. Martin's Press
Language: English

A first-rate, beautifully-written novel about an émigré living in the States who goes back to her native South Africa to look for her missing mother--a fictional debut that will be a draw both to critics and to readers of fine, accessible fiction

Set against a backdrop of South Africa's troubled history, natural beauty, and complex contemporary society, Nature Lessons is a riveting story of a forty-year-old woman, Kate Jensen, struggling to come to terms with the legacy of growing up with a mentally ill mother--including an inability to form long-term, committed relationships--and the guilt she feels as a white person who grew up during the apartheid era.

Leavened with humor and full of wisdom gained from a childhood where nature's lessons were all too visible to ignore, Lynette Brasfield has written a heartbreaking but ultimately affirming novel about growing up in the shadow of mental illness.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

A first-rate, beautifully-written novel about an émigré living in the States who goes back to her native South Africa to look for her missing mother--a fictional debut that will be a draw both to critics and to readers of fine, accessible fiction

Set against a backdrop of South Africa's troubled history, natural beauty, and complex contemporary society, Nature Lessons is a riveting story of a forty-year-old woman, Kate Jensen, struggling to come to terms with the legacy of growing up with a mentally ill mother--including an inability to form long-term, committed relationships--and the guilt she feels as a white person who grew up during the apartheid era.

Leavened with humor and full of wisdom gained from a childhood where nature's lessons were all too visible to ignore, Lynette Brasfield has written a heartbreaking but ultimately affirming novel about growing up in the shadow of mental illness.

More books from St. Martin's Press

Cover of the book Jenny Rose by Lynette Brasfield
Cover of the book Beatrice and Benedick by Lynette Brasfield
Cover of the book Evidence of Harm by Lynette Brasfield
Cover of the book The Heat of Lies by Lynette Brasfield
Cover of the book Down into Darkness by Lynette Brasfield
Cover of the book Yoga by Lynette Brasfield
Cover of the book The Flatiron by Lynette Brasfield
Cover of the book Explosive Forces by Lynette Brasfield
Cover of the book In the Crosshairs by Lynette Brasfield
Cover of the book A Drop of Chinese Blood by Lynette Brasfield
Cover of the book A Most Uncommon Degree of Popularity by Lynette Brasfield
Cover of the book Pacific Glory by Lynette Brasfield
Cover of the book Escaping Plato's Cave by Lynette Brasfield
Cover of the book Living in Spanglish by Lynette Brasfield
Cover of the book Give + Take by Lynette Brasfield
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy