PEARL, A NOVEL - By Mary Gordon

Any other Mary Gordon fans among my exquisite, though tiny, group of readers?  As someone of about Gordon's age, who grew up with the same Irish Catholic strangeness, I have read everything of hers from the beginning.  I heard her read in a wonderful series held by the Dallas Public Library when we spent our winters there.  Here in the hinterlands I miss things like that - in order to reach Cultchah, we have to travel to Baltimore, Philadelphia or D.C., all well over two hours away.  But, my point here is - Gordon has a new book coming out next week.  It has a horrible advance review on Powells.com, but maybe the reviewer is a young, male atheist?  And just doesn't get it?  In any case, I'll have to put in on my list at the library, eventually I'll give you my review.  Don't hold your breath, though.  Miles to go before I get to the bottom of my TBR pile.  Now that grammar quizzes and class papers are back in the mix.