From highly acclaimed, award-winning author Christopher Meades comes a magical, provocative tale of forbidden love and one girl's struggle for liberation.
Hanna has never been outside her secluded community of Clearhaven. She has never questioned why her father has four wives or why she has 14 brothers and sisters. And, in only one week, on her 18th birthday, Hanna will follow tradition and become the fifth wife of a man more than twice her age.
But just days before the wedding, Hanna meets Daniel, an enigmatic stranger who challenges her to question her fate and to follow her own will. Then her mother tells her a secret - one that could grant Hanna the freedom she's known only in her dreams. As her world unravels around her, Hanna must decide whether she was really meant for something greater than the claustrophobic world of Clearhaven. But can she abandon her beloved younger sister and the only home she's ever known? Or is there another option - one too fantastical to believe?
With lush, evocative prose, Christopher Meades takes listeners on an emotional journey into a fascinating, unknown world - and, along the way, brilliantly illuminates complexities of faith, identity, and how our origins shape who we are.
Genre: Literary Fiction
Hanna has never been outside her secluded community of Clearhaven. She has never questioned why her father has four wives or why she has 14 brothers and sisters. And, in only one week, on her 18th birthday, Hanna will follow tradition and become the fifth wife of a man more than twice her age.
But just days before the wedding, Hanna meets Daniel, an enigmatic stranger who challenges her to question her fate and to follow her own will. Then her mother tells her a secret - one that could grant Hanna the freedom she's known only in her dreams. As her world unravels around her, Hanna must decide whether she was really meant for something greater than the claustrophobic world of Clearhaven. But can she abandon her beloved younger sister and the only home she's ever known? Or is there another option - one too fantastical to believe?
With lush, evocative prose, Christopher Meades takes listeners on an emotional journey into a fascinating, unknown world - and, along the way, brilliantly illuminates complexities of faith, identity, and how our origins shape who we are.
Genre: Literary Fiction
Praise for this book
"Compelling and provocative, Meades weaves elements of magical realism into his poignant coming-of-age tale. In Hanna, readers will find a new heroine, one who uncovers the secrets of her repressive society as she journeys toward self-discovery." - Paula Treick DeBoard
"As she slashes through the mythology that restrains her, Hannah rises like a phoenix. Christopher Meades weaves a feast of paradox and surprise." - Benjamin Ludwig
"A strange and beautiful fable with shades of Deliverance, Room, and Winter's Bone." - Laline Paull
"With original characters and graceful prose, Christopher Meades has created an indelible novel about faith, family and love. Your heart will soar and ache for Hanna on her thoroughly original coming-of-age journey." - Kelly Simmons
"Beautiful and delicate, Meades has written a powerful meditation on how we define ourselves, the gift and cruelty of faith, and the redemptive act of storytelling. A gorgeous blend of dreamy folklore and gritty reality." - Erika Swyler
"As she slashes through the mythology that restrains her, Hannah rises like a phoenix. Christopher Meades weaves a feast of paradox and surprise." - Benjamin Ludwig
"A strange and beautiful fable with shades of Deliverance, Room, and Winter's Bone." - Laline Paull
"With original characters and graceful prose, Christopher Meades has created an indelible novel about faith, family and love. Your heart will soar and ache for Hanna on her thoroughly original coming-of-age journey." - Kelly Simmons
"Beautiful and delicate, Meades has written a powerful meditation on how we define ourselves, the gift and cruelty of faith, and the redemptive act of storytelling. A gorgeous blend of dreamy folklore and gritty reality." - Erika Swyler
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