

Reliance, Illinois
Author: Mary Volmer
Narrator: Sandy Rustin
Unabridged: 11 hr 13 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 05/10/2016
Categories: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Coming Of Age, Literary Fiction
Author: Mary Volmer
Narrator: Sandy Rustin
Unabridged: 11 hr 13 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 05/10/2016
Categories: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Coming Of Age, Literary Fiction
I could not wait to read Mary Volmer's second novel, and I was not disappointed. This is a big book-- full of larger than life characters and heart-breaking secrets (god I love a story about the secrets we keep and why). The book follows protagonist Madelyn's journey through self-deception as she st......more
I just don't get the point of this book. I don't understand what the storyline was really supposed to be? The writing was ok, though the style seemed to lend to confusion as to who was talking or where the hell people came from...there were also a significant amount of characters to keep track of an......more
The premise for this book is admittedly interesting and it started well with the arrival of 13 year old Madelyn and her mother in the fictional small town of Reliance, Illinois in 1874 to start a new life, after the mother Rebecca has answered a lonely-hearts ad. These early chapters have a certain......more
This is a story of women's rights; of finding a place in the world; and of learning to accept life with all the challenges and difficulties. It's a lovely book that looks back on the life of Madelyn, a girl born with a large birthmark during an era where being different meant being an outcast. Autho......more
Review published at [URL not allowed] "[I]f it were profitable to fight injustice, then injustice would become as scarce as gold." Set in a small town during the Reconstruction Era, Mary Volmer's "Reliance, Illinois" is a novel of self-discovery and the assertion of feminine str......more