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" . . . an extraordinary storyteller. A master of spoken and internalized speech, she keeps the reader in intimate proximity to her large cast as she weaves her various plot threads . . . Marshall's great triumph is her ability to convey the humanity of all her characters, male and female, black and white."
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Reviews of Right as Rain.
“An old-fashioned family saga and a page-turner, a wonderful blend of comedy and tragedy . . . These voices ring true.”
—BRAD WATSON, author of The Heaven of Mercury
“Bev Marshall has managed the rare feat of mixing history and fiction, memory and magic, and she has accomplished the all but impossible task of writing about race in a way that is utterly generous . . . It’s not often that a writer’s staying power is so evident so quickly.”
—KAYE GIBBONS, author of Ellen Foster and Divining Women
“Marshall has put her heart and soul on the page for the reader, and the result is a novel so haunting and beautiful it will stay with me always.”
—SILAS HOUSE, author of A Parchment of Leaves and Clay’s Quilt
“A brilliantly crafted page-turner, Right as Rain spins a cinematic tale of familial love, everlasting friendship, and secret desire that will entrench you in the lives of its characters so completely you will never want it to end.”
—SUZANNE KINGSBURY, author of The Summer Fletcher Greel
Loved Me and The Gospel According to Gracey
“Fans of Lee Smith, Ellen Gilchrist, and Fannie Flagg will likely find Marshall’s latest as a welcome addition to the collection of fine Southern fiction.”
---Biloxi Sun Herald
“But the real grace – and glory – of Right As Rain is that it is pitch-perfect. Reading this novel is like sitting on a porch in a summer breeze listening to an old friend tell you a story you know well but can’t wait to hear again.”
---Susan Larson, New Orleans, Times Picayune
“In the tradition of . . . Gone With the Wind and . . . To Kill A Mockingbird . . . Pitch-perfect.”
---Roanoke Times
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