Crows over a
Wheatfield
by
Paula Sharp
This
extraordinary bestseller, set in
small-town Wisconsin and spanning
thirty years, is the story of Judge
Melanie Klonecki, the daughter of an
abusive and brilliant criminal
defense lawyer. Returning to the
rural landscape of her youth,
Melanie befriends the flamboyant
Mildred Steck, a woman who leads an
insurrectionist movement and creates
an underground railroad for mothers
and children whom the courts and
child custody laws have failed to
protect from domestic violence.
Crows Over a Wheatfield is a
triumphant fusion of the personal
and political -- a controversial,
suspenseful story written with rare
beauty and insight.
Reviews:
"Crows is an intricate,
intensively felt view of
the...unprotected and,
ultimately, the amazing
elasticity of the human
spirit."
Janice Lee, Elle
"Sharp, a skilled
observer of both her
characters and the
circumstances they
confront, has created an
intricate, gripping,
triumphant story."
Carly Hutchinson, Ms.
Magazine
"Thoughtful, compelling
and rich in detail, the
book is mesmerizing."
Evelin Sullivan, The
San Francisco Chronicle
"A chilling tale,
forthrightly told;
highly recommended for
all fiction
collections."
Library Journal
"...this is an
emotionally involving
story whose powerful
message is commensurate
with the social problem
it illustrates with
gripping accuracy."
Publisher's Weekly
About the Author:
paula Sharp
is the author
of Lost in Jersey City, a New York Times
Book Review Notable Book of 1993; The
Woman Who Was Not All There, a
Book-of-the-Month Club selection and
winner of the Quality Paperback Book
Club New Voice Award; and the critically
acclaimed short story collection, The
Imposter, which received the Wisconsin
Library Association Bantam Award. She is
a translator of Latin American
contemporary fiction, including Antonio
Skármeta's novel, The Insurrection. Her
short stories have been anthologized in
New Stories from the South: the Year's
Best, and she has received the New
Jersey State Council Distinguished
Artist Award, and a National Endowment
for the Arts fellowship. A graduate of
Columbia University Law School, she
practices in New York.
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