I’ve been working my way through Louise Erdrich’s writing. The families, communities, characters, even the dogs have such dimension and there is a sweetness that just so firmly works despite the million provocations, the billion injustices, the hardships and sorrows. The writing takes your hand and draws you in and though it is not your world and though you are happy to be in the audience of such grace. I recommend The Nightwatchman or The Sentence to start.
If you’re wondering about what the Duomo in Orvieto looks like, here’s a pic. Take the funicolare and check it out.
