Zorrie, a novel by Laird Hunt, is the story of a woman in decades-ago rural Indiana with a taste for hard work and a talent for kindness, quiet empathy for damaged people, and dreams she feels but can only articulate through simple actions in her life. The story begins during the Depression and follows Zorrie’s entire life. Rather than recite the plot, which is poignant, tender, and sometimes tragic, I’ll mention other qualities of the story. The prose (only 161 pages) is descriptive, inward, and poetic (sometimes too much). Zorrie and some of the supporting characters are unforgettable. If you feel kinship with the zeitgeist of a small rural community, you’ll probably appreciate this book a good bit. Here’s what Kirkus Reviews says:

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