A review by ddejong
The Healing by Jonathan Odell

4.0

I really enjoyed this novel. I thought the characters (Granada/Gran Gran and Polly Shine, in particular) were well-developed and the book kept my interest all the way through. Reading this book was also an educational experience for me. It goes back and forth between Gran Gran telling her story in the 1930s and Gran Gran as a girl "living" her story in the 1860s. It gave a pretty up-close look at what life was like for American slaves living on a plantation. All in all, probably not the next great American novel, but a very good book that I'm glad I read.