This novel has a grand and singular purpose, to clothe the spirit with flesh. In this, Lee Smith succeeds." -- The Washington Post Book World. Saving Grace () is the story of Florida Grace Shepherd, the 11th child of a traveling evangelist who takes up serpents and gulps strychnine to confirm his faith. Saving Grace by Lee Smith is about the life of Grace Shepherd, the daughter of a snake handling Holiness preacher. Because of the poverty in which she grew up and the disappointments in her life, Grace has a hard time believing in Jesus. The setting of the novel is Appalachia, and Smith realistically portrays the dialect and customs of the region/5(95). · Lee Smith’s Saving Grace is a novel that features the story of Florida Grace Shepherd, a young Appalachian girl who is brought up in an environment that oppresses the rights and freedom of young women based on the expectations of its very religious nature. Grace, who is also the narrator of the story, tells her own tale about her quest for identity and freedom as well as her ultimate religious Estimated Reading Time: 5 mins.
This novel has a grand and singular purpose, to clothe the spirit with flesh. In this, Lee Smith succeeds." --The Washington Post Book World. Saving Grace () is the story of Florida Grace Shepherd, the 11th child of a traveling evangelist who takes up serpents and gulps strychnine to confirm his faith. But her father's religion terrifies. Lee Smith's Saving Grace is a novel that features the story of Florida Grace Shepherd, a young Appalachian girl who is brought up in an environment that oppresses the rights and freedom of young women based on the expectations of its very religious nature. Grace, who is also the narrator of the story, tells her own tale about her quest for identity and freedom as well as her ultimate. Saving Grace is a novel written by Lee Smith and first published in It is a fictional journal of a middle aged woman named Grace Shepherd who embarks on a meandering pilgrimage with her father. Florida Grace is the daughter of Rev. Virgil Shepherd, a travelling preacher who handles snakes and performs signs and wonders.
About Saving Grace "LUCID IN EXECUTION, BREATHTAKING IN SCOPE AND HEART-RENDING IN EFFECT–A REDEMPTIVE WORK OF ART Lee Smith has done more than write another novel about the South. Lee Smith’s Saving Grace is a novel that features the story of Florida Grace Shepherd, a young Appalachian girl who is brought up in an environment that oppresses the rights and freedom of young women based on the expectations of its very religious nature. Grace, who is also the narrator of the story, tells her own tale about her quest for identity and freedom as well as her ultimate religious awakening. Saving Grace by Lee Smith. Ballantine. Paperback. pages. [Cover shown is of a different edition] Backstory: This is the fourth book I have read by Lee Smith. Generally, I am not diligent about going through the backlist of authors, but Lee Smith’s storytelling abilities have given me confidence that no matter what I pick up of hers, I will be in good hands.
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