My Home Is Far Away

"...the long-unavailable novel in which [Powell] tells the story of her Ohio childhood...one of the permanent masterpieces of childhood, comparable with 'David Copperfield', 'What Maisie Knew', and the early reminiscences of Colette. Reading 'My Home Is Far Away', one inevitably wonders why Powell never found an audience. The most likely reason is that her books are devoid of the dogged earnestness that has always been for most Americans the only sure sign of true art. Like all satirists, Powell was in deadly earnest, but she never saw any reason to be tiresome about it. Her touch was light, her tone whip-smart...Dawn Powell was one of America's best novelists, and if there is any justice...she will soon receive her due."Powell, Dawn is the author of 'My Home Is Far Away' with ISBN 9781883642433 and ISBN 1883642434.