Stranger Here Below (Hardcover)

from khiemstra631

This is a story of Eastern Kentucky women from two families over several generations. The two intertwine when two girls are thrown together as roommates at Berea College in the early 1960's. Mary Elizabeth is black while Maze is white. The women in Maze's family have a propensity for falling for ...

from katmom55

A story about family relationships - both related family and non-related family. It centers around three women bound together, though from totally different backgrounds. I felt it was sad but at times uplifting. The details of the Shaker religion was very interesting. This was an Early Reviewer G...

from kittycrochettwo

This is an amazing story of how ties that bind families together can't be broken, but also how sometimes our family is more than just people we are related to. The main characters all have one thing in common, the common bond they have is Berea College. Its 1961 and Amazing Grace Jensen, meets he...

from jrquilter

This is a well written book about generations of families, and how single events can affect and mold personalities for generations yet to come. the character development is excellent, but some relationships are difficult to accept. There are several jumbled themes (anti-war, civil rights) written...

from GCPLreader

Like the craft of weaving that plays an important role in the life of one of the novel's central characters and in the culture of Berea College where this novel is based, so the author weaves a lovely, complex narrative of the lives of 3 generations of women. Religion and racism are the driving t...