Amaryllis in Blueberry Author:Christina Meldrum In the stirring tradition of The Secret Life of Bees and The Poisonwood Bible, Christina Meldrum's soulful, haunting novel explores the fragility and intricacy of family relationships set against a vivid backdrop. — — Maybe, unlike hope, truth couldn't be contained in a jar. . . . — —
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Meet the four Marys: devastating beauty Mary Grace; Mary Tessa, the insistent inquisitor; Mary Catherine, the saintly soul; and finally Amaryllis, the unlikely soothsayer with a mystifying ability to sense the future, touch the past, and distinguish the truth tellers from the greatest liar of all. . . .
When their father thrusts the family from their Michigan home to the unfamiliar world of Africa, he couldn't possibly foresee how this new land, with its alluring tastes, rituals and spirits, will entrance and change his daughters forever. Nor could he predict how it will spur his wife Seena toward an old but unforgotten obsession. In fact, Seena may be falling into a trance of her own. . . . (edited by author)« less
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