· The Blessings by Elise Juska. reviewed by Victoria Zhuang. Like its down-to-earth characters, Elise Juska’s The Blessings is that glad domestic novel that doesn’t put on airs. There’s no frilly plot, no boy-meets-girl mushy-mush (okay, very little), no philosophical pontificating, no verbal tricks for effect; in sum, no manifest anxiety about keeping the reader hooked. Read reviews and buy The Blessings - by Elise Juska (Paperback) at Target. Choose from contactless Same Day Delivery, Drive Up and more. The Blessings are a large Irish Catholic family living in the Philadelphia area. Elise Juska's novel of linked chapters gives a glimpse of many of the members of this family as they deal with happiness, struggles, and tragedies—namely the death of the family patriarch and the /5().
"Elise Juska, with a sharp and generous eye, charts the duality of family life in her novel-in-stories, The Blessings. Juska's characters, in their all-too-real efforts at self-discovery, remain home or travel the world, dabble with temptation or stay committed, reveal secrets or keep them; the one constant is their shared blood and history. The Blessings Elise Juska, Grand Central Publishing pp. ISBN Summary Elise Juska's The Blessings is an extraordinary novel about an ordinary family. The Blessings rally around one another in times of celebration and those of sorrow, coming together for departures and arrivals, while its members harbor private struggles and moments of personal joy. Elise Juska is an American novelist, short story writer, and essayist. She is as an associate professor at the University of the Arts, where she received the Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching.. Career and education. Juska is a graduate of Bowdoin College and the graduate writing program at the University of New Hampshire. She is the author of five novels including The Blessings.
Hailed by Stewart O'Nan as "deft and tender" and as one of the best books of by the. Elise Juska's The Blessings is an extraordinary novel about an ordinary family. The Blessings rally around one another in times of celebration and those of sorrow, coming together for departures and arrivals, while its members harbor private struggles and moments of personal joy. The Blessings are a large Irish Catholic family living in the Philadelphia area. Elise Juska's novel of linked chapters gives a glimpse of many of the members of this family as they deal with happiness, struggles, and tragedies—namely the death of the family patriarch and the untimely death of the oldest son.
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