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- Where No Gods Came
- Book
- 2010
- Published by: University of Michigan Press
- Series: Sweetwater Fiction: Originals
summary
Winner 2003 Michigan Literary Fiction Award for original novel
"Written with precision and perception, this is a highly recommended work from a writer to watch."
---Library Journal
"O'Connor . . . remains a consummate artist, true to her vision of a work that is bleak, truthful, and lacking any overt sentimental overtures. Her eye, a poet's eye, misses nothing."
---three candles
". . . a touching odyssey of a girl poised between the emotional abyss and the reader's heart."
---Minneapolis Star-Tribune
"A sensitive, often disquieting book that rings true throughout. . . . It's the skill of an accomplished writer that we see Faina's extraordinary spirit, while simultaneously experiencing her pain and despair. The end result is an uplifting, even inspiring book without any of the sugarcoating often found in stories like this."
---California Literary Review
Where No Gods Came is author Sheila O'Connor's compelling story of Faina McCoy, a young girl caught in a perilous scheme of elaborate lies created for her own harrowing system of survival. Enmeshed in a tangled family web, Faina is abruptly uprooted against her will from her father and finds herself half a continent away on the doorstep of a mother who abandoned her years before-but who can't live without Faina now. Alone, persecuted, and exploited, Faina must fend for herself as she searches for love and answers, navigating the streets of a strange city and forging bonds of feeling with liars and outlaws.
"Written with precision and perception, this is a highly recommended work from a writer to watch."
---Library Journal
"O'Connor . . . remains a consummate artist, true to her vision of a work that is bleak, truthful, and lacking any overt sentimental overtures. Her eye, a poet's eye, misses nothing."
---three candles
". . . a touching odyssey of a girl poised between the emotional abyss and the reader's heart."
---Minneapolis Star-Tribune
"A sensitive, often disquieting book that rings true throughout. . . . It's the skill of an accomplished writer that we see Faina's extraordinary spirit, while simultaneously experiencing her pain and despair. The end result is an uplifting, even inspiring book without any of the sugarcoating often found in stories like this."
---California Literary Review
Where No Gods Came is author Sheila O'Connor's compelling story of Faina McCoy, a young girl caught in a perilous scheme of elaborate lies created for her own harrowing system of survival. Enmeshed in a tangled family web, Faina is abruptly uprooted against her will from her father and finds herself half a continent away on the doorstep of a mother who abandoned her years before-but who can't live without Faina now. Alone, persecuted, and exploited, Faina must fend for herself as she searches for love and answers, navigating the streets of a strange city and forging bonds of feeling with liars and outlaws.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. vii-viii
- Lenore A Smart Girl
- pp. 9-10
- Faina Minneapolis
- pp. 11-21
- Lenore Ancient History
- pp. 22-24
- Cammy Missing
- pp. 26-27
- Faina The New Girl
- pp. 28-37
- Lenore Departure
- pp. 38-39
- Faina Sheep
- pp. 41-48
- Faina Ghost in the Graveyard
- pp. 51-59
- Lenore The Accident
- pp. 60-61
- Sweetheart
- p. 62
- Cammy First Snow
- pp. 63-65
- Faina Jimmy Cordova
- pp. 66-79
- Merry Christmas
- p. 80
- Lenore Winter Dream
- pp. 81-82
- Faina Sisters
- pp. 83-96
- Cammy Family
- pp. 97-103
- Faina Gifts
- pp. 105-113
- Cammy Closing the Circle
- pp. 114-117
- Lenore Survivors
- pp. 118-119
- Faina Stew
- pp. 120-128
- Cammy Sweethearts
- pp. 129-134
- Faina The Message
- pp. 136-145
- Cammy Luck
- pp. 146-151
- Lenore The Whirlpool
- pp. 152-153
- Faina Protect Us
- pp. 155-166
- Cammy Running
- pp. 167-171
- Faina Empty
- pp. 172-180
- Cammy What Was Ahead
- p. 181
- Lenore Intensive Care
- pp. 182-183
- Faina Shelter
- pp. 184-195
- Faina McCoy
- p. 196
Additional Information
ISBN
9780472025718
Related ISBN(s)
9780472030514, 9780472113651
MARC Record
OCLC
621467036
Pages
208
Launched on MUSE
2013-02-13
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2004