gadrake 's review for:

The All of It by Jeannette Haien

4.0

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This slender novella set in Ireland is an unusual, touching accomplishment that is not soon forgotten. A movingly told tale with exquisitely gentle, lyrical language, this is the story of two characters whose ordinary and not-so-ordinary lives intersect in a moment of revelation that examines its own truth simply because of the author's tenderness in handling the plot. Symbolically, the author uses a priest's love of fishing and his casting for the elusive big fish in new waters as a metaphor for honoring one's personal needs and desires, even when it means a profound paradigm shift from everything you've ever known.

Psychological, domestic fiction.