Page and Palette presents a book-signing event with Jonathan Odell, Thursday, March 15 at 6:00 p.m. to promote the release of his latest novel The Healing. Filled with strong, vivid female characters and inspired by true-life events, Odell brilliantly brings the pre-Civil War South to life in this masterfully written novel, centered on a mysterious and charismatic healer readers won’t soon forget. Join us at the bookstore as local author Sonny Brewer sits down with Odell to discuss this historical novel that many are comparing to Kathryn Stockett's The Help. 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR 

JONATHAN ODELL is the author of the acclaimed novel The View from Delphi, which deals with the struggle for equality in pre-civil rights Mississippi, his home state. His short stories and essays have appeared in numerous collections. He spent his business career as a leadership coach to Fortune 500 companies and currently resides in Minnesota.

PRAISE FOR THE HEALING 

"A terrific novel that will take its place in the distinguished pantheon of Southern fiction. Like The Help, that showstopping work by Kathryn Stockett, The Healing is another Mississippi-born work of art and Odell's Polly Shine is a character for the ages."

—Pat Conroy, author of The Prince of Tides and South of Broad

The Healing (Hardcover)

By Jonathan Odell

$26.00

ISBN-13: 9780385534673
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Nan A. Talese, 2/2012

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