How Far She Went

Mary Hood's fictional world is a world where fear, anger, longing-sometimes worse-lie just below the surface of a pleasant summer afternoon or a Sunday church service.In "e;A Country Girl,"e; for example, she creates an idyllic valley where a barefoot girl sings melodies "e;low and private as a lullaby"e; and where "e;you could pick up one of the little early apples from the ground and eat it righ...