Reviews
'Brims with love and magic. It's a timeless and lyrical story about the difference between hearing and listening, forgiving and redeeming. Bonaventure Arrow, an imaginative and special young boy, will claim your heart from the very first moment you meet him.' (Rebecca Rasmussen, author of The Bird Sisters ), Magically evocative. . . . The prose is lyrically rhythmic . . . A fine novel about love, loss, revenge and forgiveness., 'An imaginative and touching story of the surprising ways that we heal. Rita Leganksi has created a gem in Bonaventure, a young boy who cannot speak but whose silence rings with truth and humanity. If I could hear a fraction of what he does, my heart would explode with joy.' (Todd Johnson, author of The Sweet By and By ), "The story keeps you enthralled as each new page seems to offer up new questions that beg answers. Leganski's meticulous attention to the details of the plot provides answers in a revealing and entertaining fashion." -- Trevor Smith, The Winnipeg Free Press "This debut novel is a tour de force. It's a beautifully, lyrically written fantasy and it captures the languorous mystery and allure of New Orleans . . . Magical." -- Historical Novels Society "Rita Leganski has crafted a dreamlike 1950s Louisiana. In the middle of that world stands our mute, but not voiceless hero, Bonaventure Arrow. So endearing, so wise. His love for his family will lift and inspire you." -- Dolen Perkins-Valdez, author of Wench "Magically evocative. . . . The prose is lyrically rhythmic. . . . A fine novel about love, loss, revenge and forgiveness." -- Kirkus Reviews "Lyrical." -- Publishers Weekly "Brims with love and magic. It's a timeless and lyrical story about the difference between hearing and listening, forgiving and redeeming. Bonaventure Arrow, an imaginative and special young boy, will claim your heart from the very first moment you meet him." -- Rebecca Rasmussen, author of The Bird Sisters "An imaginative and touching story of the surprising ways that we heal. Rita Leganski has created a gem in Bonaventure, a young boy who cannot speak but whose silence rings with truth and humanity. If I could hear a fraction of what he does, my heart would explode with joy." -- Todd Johnson, author of The Sweet By and By "This mystical fairy tale set in a 1950s-era Louisiana rife with religion, superstition, and tradition draws you in from the wondrous first page. Silence has never been so boundlessly eloquent." -- Booklist "I happily ignored my real life commitments for the magical, mysterious world of this novel about secrets, forgiveness, and healing of all kinds and my 'real life' has been better for it ever since." -- Katrina Kittle, author of The Kindness of Strangers and The Blessings of the Animals "Suffused with the mystical charm of New Orleans and the Louisiana bayou, Leganski's lyrical debut novel conjures dreams of voodoo, the power of healing, and the distinction between hearing and listening. This extraordinary, evocative novel will cast a spell over fans of magical realism." -- Library Journal (starred review), This debut novel is a tour de force. It's a beautifully, lyrically written fantasy and it captures the languorous mystery and allure of New Orleans . . . Magical., An imaginative and touching story of the surprising ways that we heal. Rita Leganksi has created a gem in Bonaventure, a young boy who cannot speak but whose silence rings with truth and humanity. If I could hear a fraction of what he does, my heart would explode with joy., 'Rita Leganski has crafted a dreamlike 1950s Louisiana.In the middle of that world stands our mute, but not voiceless hero, Bonaventure Arrow. So endearing, so wise. His love for his family will lift and inspire you.' (Dolen Perkins-Valdez, author of Wench ), Suffused with the mystical charm of New Orleans and the Louisiana bayou, Leganski's lyrical debut novel conjures dreams of voodoo, the power of healing, and the distinction between hearing and listening. This extraordinary, evocative novel will cast a spell over fans of magical realism., I happily ignored my real life commitments for the magical, mysterious world of this novel about secrets, forgiveness, and healing of all kinds and my 'real life' has been better for it ever since., The story keeps you enthralled as each new page seems to offer up new questions that beg answers. Leganski's meticulous attention to the details of the plot provides answers in a revealing and entertaining fashion., Magically evocative. . . . The prose is lyrically rhythmic. . . . A fine novel about love, loss, revenge and forgiveness., An imaginative and touching story of the surprising ways that we heal. Rita Leganski has created a gem in Bonaventure, a young boy who cannot speak but whose silence rings with truth and humanity. If I could hear a fraction of what he does, my heart would explode with joy., This mystical fairy tale set in a 1950s-era Louisiana rife with religion, superstition, and tradition draws you in from the wondrous first page. Silence has never been so boundlessly eloquent., 'The story keeps you enthralled as each new page seems to offer up new questions that beg answers. Leganski's meticulous attention to the details of the plot provides answers in a revealing and entertaining fashion.' (Trevor Smith, The Winnipeg Free Press ), Brims with love and magic. It's a timeless and lyrical story about the difference between hearing and listening, forgiving and redeeming. Bonaventure Arrow, an imaginative and special young boy, will claim your heart from the very first moment you meet him., Rita Leganski has crafted a dreamlike 1950s Louisiana. In the middle of that world stands our mute, but not voiceless hero, Bonaventure Arrow. So endearing, so wise. His love for his family will lift and inspire you.
