The Arms of God

by Lynne Hinton

Book Overview

Alice is making her daughter dinner when her mother Olivia, who left her at a day care center when she was four, appears at her door. Alice has learned almost nothing about Olivia, when suddenly... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312361610
• ISBN13: 9780312361617
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Wonderful, Rich and Layered

This book starts out one way and then goes in a totally different direction. We are transported back in time to the sometimes bitter, angry South and into the lives of sometimes hopeless characters. In every life their lies a tale of another life that is connected by a single strand. Yet this is a story about hope and breaking the cycle of abandonment and abuse. You'll think of the characters and story long after you put it down. This is my first book by this author, and now I'm excited to check out her other works.

beautiful crafted novel ~ a must read!

This IS Lynne Hinton's best novel yet. It almost doesn't read like she wrote it only because it is so different than her other books. THE ARMS OF GOD is a lookback into time and threads the mother-daughter relationship into the present. The characters were heartfelt ~ it was a story most touching.

Beautiful artful prose

and a wonderful story as well. When Alice excavates the remainders of her dead mother's belongings, she discovers why she was abandoned at 4 years old and the terrible life her mother tried to leave behind. The writing is beautiful, the word choices are fantastic and the prose is artful and so full that you actually miss the characters after you read the final page. A must read!

Artful Story

I agree that this is by far Lynne Hinton's best novel to date. It is beautiful and inspiring. The writing is nothing less than art leaping from the pages. Long after the last page has been read, the characters will stay with you. I'd love to read a follow-up to this book!

Wonderful Novel!

This is my favorite of all of Ms. Hinton's novels, and I've loved them all. In this story, which repeats some of the themes her other novels addressed (the importance of friendship, the mother-daughter relationship, the ongoing struggles of racism), the emotional depth keeps the reader engrossed to the very end. While it is a very sad story, in the end the novel satisfies our need for redemption and reconciliation. I read this more than a week ago and can't stop thinking about it. Lynne Hinton feeds my soul!