First published 2019
Flannery O'Connor's "Good Things Out of Nazareth" plunges us into the rural South, where a young woman named Mary Grady battles her family's expectations and her own spiritual unease. As she navigates a world of eccentrics and zealots, Mary's wry observations and simmering frustrations reveal an inner life both funny and profound. With O'Connor's signature blend of satire and grace, this singular story confronts the limits of faith and the courage to forge one's own path.
Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, christian-fiction, american-fiction, 20th-century, contemporary
Vibes: atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: coming-of-age, found-family
Setting: Nazareth, South
Period: 20th-Century
416 pages · Hardcover · Convergent Books