A Different Sun by Elaine Neil Orr
A "lush, evocative, breathtaking"* debut novel from Elaine Neil Orr, "reminiscent of Barbara Kingsolver's magnum opus, The Poisonwood Bible, with elements of Joseph Conrad and Louise Erdrich."*Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.
When Emma Davis reads the words of Isaiah 6-8 in her room at a Georgia women's college, she understands her true calling- to become a missionary. It is a leap of faith that sweeps her away to Africa in an odyssey of personal discovery, tremendous hardship, and profound transformation.
For the earnest, headstrong daughter of a prosperous slave owner, living among the Yoruba people is utterly unlike Emma's sheltered childhood-as is her new husband, Henry Bowman. Twenty years her senior, the mercurial Henry is the object of Emma's mad first love, intensifying the sensations of all they see and share together. Each day brings new tragedy and heartbreak, and each day, Emma somehow finds the hope, passion, and strength of will to press onward. Through it all, Henry's first gift to Emma, a simple writing box-with its red leather-bound diary and space for a few cherished keepsakes-becomes her closest confidant, Emma's last connection to a life that seems, in this strange new world, like a passing memory.
A tale of social and spiritual awakening; a dispatch from a difficult era at home and abroad; and a meditation on faith, freedom, and desire, A Different Sun is a captivating fiction debut.
*Library Journal (starred review)
Elaine Neil Orr was born and raised in Nigeria. She is an English professor at NC State University and a member of the Spalding University low-residency MFA program's faculty. Subject to Negotiation: Reading Feminist Critique and American Women's Fictions, as well as the memoir Gods of Noonday: A White Girl's African Life, are among her other works.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780425261309 |
| ISBN 10 | 0425261301 |
| Title | A Different Sun |
| Author | Elaine Neil Orr |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2013-04-02 |
| Number of pages | 388 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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