Author: Diane Schoemperlen

When I pulled this book off the shelf Pat commented that it was recommended through one of his writing groups and he really liked it. I warned him when I was a few chapters in that it wasn’t going to get a high rating from me.

The idea was interesting. Mary, as in the Virgin Mary, arrives in the narrator’s living room and asks to stay with her in her home for a short time. The narrator goes into some detail about Mary – her history, the apparitions of her, her miracles – and, occasionally, Mary adds a little something to to story.

I think the author’s notes clears up a lot – it is an exploration of the fiction/non-fiction continuum. All the accounts of Mary are true but Mary did not actually appear in the author’s living room.

Goodreads Rating: * *