Road of Five Churches: Stories

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback
• Published by: Rain Mountain Press January 2007
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0978610504
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0978610500
• Book Dimensions: 7.9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Weighs: 12.8 ounces

Reader Reviews
I have just finished reading Stephanie Dickinson's THE ROAD OF FIVE CHURCHES, a collection of powerful and often disturbing short stories, each more riveting than the next. In fact, my knees are still shaking. Dickinson's female characters--of various ages, ethnicities, and places--face intense ordeals. In one story, Nia is a young girl being shuffled about the country by a scam artist. In another, Hatchet is a Native American accused by her people of being disloyal. And more: an Iraq veteran who returns home physically maimed; a teen living under a cloud of fallout "death dust" near the Nevada test grounds; a lynching in the deep South. Between stories I had to set the book down and catch my breath. These stories got me in my gut and my dreams. Furthermore, Dickinson knows her craft. Her stories are beautifully written, in a soulful style. I plan to read the rest of this talented writer's works. Comment | | (Report this)