We meet kendra kenny who is living with her aunt glo, who is actually her dads girlfriend. The sweet inbetween kindle edition by reynolds, sheri. With the name recognition resulting from oprahs publicity, perhaps reynolds can. A gracious plenty and the rapture of canaan by sheri reynolds were two of the best books that ive read recently, so i picked up one of reynolds other novels, the sweet inbetween. See all books authored by sheri reynolds, including the rapture of canaan, and a gracious plenty, and. Here in solace, kenny imagines that shes a robot who walks around inside a comic book and doesnt even know it and hides her girlhood by tightening the ace bandage she straps around her chest. Her mother died of cancer when kenny was very young, and aunt glowho is, in fact, her daddys girlfriendtook her in when her father was sent to jail for drug trafficking. Praise for sheri reynolds the sweet inbetween read it. Seventeenyearold kendra kenny lugo is the protagonist in sheri reynolds the sweet inbetween. Fans of the southern gothic tradition should definitely give her books a try. Kenny lives with aunt glo, a former before mom and current lover of her fathers, aunt glos two sons and granddaughter, sevenyearold daphne. With her father in prison, her mother dead, and her eighteent.
The sweet inbetween is latest novel by sheri reynolds news. Praise for sheri reynolds the sweet inbetween read it forward. She is the author of five novels, including the oprah book club selection. She was born and raised in rural south carolina and lives on virginias eastern shore. I read one of reynolds other books, a gracious plenty, a few months ago, and was immediately hooked on her writing style and characters. The sweet inbetween the free library of philadelphia. Jennifer skiff has compiled those stories in her book. Her mother died from cancer when was a kid, and father is doing time for selling and taking drugs. Reynolds first novel is an original, lyrically written tale about an incest survivors recovery. Discount prices on books by sheri reynolds, including titles like the homespun wisdom of myrtle t. The sweet inbetween book by sheri reynolds 5 available.
Author sheri reynoldss complete list of books and series in order, with the. Article jennifer skiffs god stories ever had someone who claimed a moment with the divine. The sweet inbetween sheri reynolds shaye areheart books hardcover. This novel is less on the gothic side than a gracious plenty, focusing instead on a girl coming. Sheri reynolds novel is a short yet tender portrait of a little girl lost. Odu faculty member to appear at williamsburg book festival.
Article confections of a closet master baker by rif editor 10 years ago. Author sheri reynolds biography bestselling author of. Sheri reynolds is currently considered a single author. Sheri reynolds was born and raised in rural south carolina. Simple prose rich with subtext, convincing dialogue, and a fascinating protagonist combine to produce a heartstringplucker thats explicit, tender, sad, and hopeful. The rapture of canaan, an oprahs book club selection and new york times bestseller 1997. Her published novels include bitterroot landing, the rapture of canaan. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. The sweet inbetween by sheri reynolds excerpt kenny lugo has grown up in a family thats not really hers. The sweet inbetween is latest novel by sheri reynolds.
Kenny lugo has grown up in a family thats not really hers. Author sheri reynolds sweet inbetween bestselling author. I think it was more a matter of my getting used to the kindle. Her second novel, the rapture of canaan, was an oprahs book club selection and new york times bestseller in 1997. The sweet inbetween by sheri reynolds, paperback barnes. She graduated from conway high school in 1985, davidson college in 1989, and virginia commonwealth university in 1992. Motorized penis book rated best, while a good ole mustreadthisinhighschooloryoucanthaveanypudding ranked fairly low. Sheri reynolds is an author of contemporary southern fiction. Reynolds moves so smoothly back and forth between the past and the present that her novel feels like a keg of dynamite sitting on a slowburning fuse.
Buy the hardcover book the sweet inbetween by sheri reynolds at indigo. The sweet inbetween, book by sheri reynolds hardcover. While this book is beautifully written, i didnt quite get the plot. The sweet inbetween paperback october 2, 2012 by sheri reynolds author. Sheri reynolds is the author of the novels bitterroot landing, the rapture of canaan an oprah book club selection and new york times bestseller, a gracious plenty, firefly cloak, the sweet inbetween, the homespun wisdom of myrtle t. Anyone who has enjoyed reynolds other books will enjoy this one as well. Sheri reynolds is a professor of writing and literature at old dominion university in norfolk, virginia. Emily suggested we pick books exclusively by their covers on the next one. Sweet inbetween bestselling author author sheri reynolds. A couple of weeks ago, right before sheri reynolds most recent novel, the sweet inbetween, came out in paperback, i wanted to read it.
We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. As the author of a book about a troubled teen, this book really caught my attention. She hates her breasts more than anything, wrapping them as tight as she. By age 21, jael has experienced the loss of her guardian, whom she. This woman can write a story, spin a yarn, tell you like it is. Now, as kenny approaches her eighteenth birthday and the end of the government checks glo has been receiving looms, she is desperate to prove that. Article book of illumination by rif editor 10 years ago. She lives in virginia and teaches at old dominion university, where she is the ruth and perry morgan chair of southern literature. As a long time fan of this author i eagerly looked forward to reading the sweet in between. Sheri reynolds does not dissapoint as a long time fan of this author i eagerly looked forward to reading the sweet in between. Seventeenyearold kenny lived through the death of her mother, and now her. Richmond timesdispatch reynolds is a gifted writer with a deceptively simple style and a keen ear for dialogue.
Kira walton has been stalking books all her life as a college english teacher, bookseller, book club consultant, author, and editor. Sheri reynolds was catapulted to widespread attention when oprah winfrey chose the rapture of canaan as one of her book club titles. Kenny is a person who yearns and struggles to grow and change, overcoming what feels like insurmountable odds in a hardscrabble life, making the sweet inbetween an. Cribb, and the fulllength play, orabelles wheelbarrow. Anyone who has enjoyed reynold s other books will enjoy this one as well. She teaches creative writing and literature at old dominion university. Sheri grew up in a large, extended family in rural south carolina. I wondered if it was because id already held the real book in my hands. With the sweet inbetween, bestseller reynolds delivers again. The sweet inbetween has 5 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. She is entertaining and down to earth, she knows the human heart, she can make you laugh and make you cry. Her mother died of cancer when kenny was very young, and aunt glowho is, in fac. A rising star in contemporary southern fiction, author sheri reynolds makes her home in cape charles and teaches at old dominion university in norfolk, where she is chair of the department of english.
Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Gpc reads library announcements inside the perimeter. Sheri reynolds desperate for a place to belong with her father in prison and her mother dead, teenager kenny lugo finds a lessthanidyllic home with her aunt glo, her fathers struggling girlfriend, and her. Our current book is the sweet inbetween by sheri reynolds.
Sheri reynolds books list of books by sheri reynolds. A novel hardcover november 25, 2008 by sheri reynolds author. A novel hardcover bargain price, november 25, 2008 by sheri reynolds author. Bitterroot landing, the rapture of canaan an oprah winfrey book club selection and a no. I was totally drawn in by the characters created by sheri reynolds. Reynolds, who teaches writing and literature at the university level, followed up the rapture of canaan with the magical little novel a gracious plenty. While many of the issues reynolds deals with are comingofage staplesteen rebellion.
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