In this new novel from celebrated author Nickolas Butler, a Wisconsin family grapples with the power and limitations of faith when one of their own falls under the influence of a radical church.
A beautifully realized meditation on the nature of parenting and living in a perplexing (and often cruel) world. Enthusiastically recommended for parents and fans of literary fiction.
... tender and perceptive ... better still is Mr. Butler’s sensitive exploration into the condition of being old, which demands a radical change in the way one loves ... Little Faith is [Butler's] best so far, unafraid of sentiment yet free of the kitsch that colored his earlier depictions of the region
At once practical and passionate, poetic and earthbound ... Butler is very good at getting the pattern of Lyle’s days and the rhythm of his thoughts, the routines and rituals as subtly infused with personal history as with the changing of the seasons, the habits of a rural town, the quality of work, and the accommodations of a long, happy marriage. And so, when the crisis comes, the moment is as real as it is shocking.
