Dwelling Places

"Wright's scenes move along almost magically...Her feel for an Iowa farm town is achingly precise. -- Booklist (starred review)

"An affecting novel. . . both provocative and sage." -- Entertainment Weekly

"A simple, graceful .... stunningly beautiful novel that is both true-to-life and, in its way, uplifting." -- Chicago Sun-Times

"Few novelists are as wise and compassionate as Vinita Hampton Wright. Dwelling Places broke my heart and renewed my spirit." -- Wally Lamb, author of She's Come Undone

"[A] story as rich and deep, as heartbreaking and as fruitful, as the heartland loam itself." -- Tim Farrington, author of Lizzie's War and The Monk Downstairs

"There is no more skilled or sympathetic a raconteur of America's heartland and America's ordinary folk than Vinita Hampton Wright." -- Phyllis Tickle, author of The Divine Hours

"In this extraordinarily well-observed, contemplative novel, Wright manages an astounding level of honesty and plenty of wry humor... " -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"A captivating, heart-warming book." -- Romantic Times BOOKclub

"An extraordinarily well-observed, contemplative novel..." -- Fort Wayne (IN) Journal Gazette

"A poignant story. A glimmer of grace." -- Christian Science Monitor

"If you're looking for complex characterizations, a satisfying read, and something to draw out tears, I highly recommend DWELLING PLACES." -- Faithful Reader

"Dwelling Places will inevitably be compared to Jane Smiley's Pulitzer Prize-winning A Thousand Acres." -- Books & Culture

"Wright evokes a sense of place that will resonate with any reader who has ties to the Midwestern landscape." -- Christianity Today

"Wright's characters, as compelling in their strength as in their imperfection, move slowly toward secure and welcoming spaces..." -- Christian Century