Consecration Pond

By Laura Bonazzoli,

Book cover of Consecration Pond: A Novel in Stories

Book description

On the shores of Consecration Pond, a widow seeks forgiveness from her husband’s ghost, a war veteran struggles to make sense of his neighbor’s death, and a boy’s self-imposed rite of passage nearly costs him his life. The eleven linked stories in Consecration Pond explore pivotal moments in the lives…

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1 author picked Consecration Pond as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I must rate this novel in stories as a tie with Walking with Ghosts. Bonazzoli’s gift of language shines through in this collection of eleven stories linked by place—the characters’ homes surround the eponymous Maine pond of the title. 

Most extraordinary is her ability to distinguish each character’s voice—including one written from the pond’s point of view! I love the way Bonazzoli elevates the ordinary lives of those confronting loss, trauma, and everyday struggles to a sacred meditation on what it means to live.

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