Forgiveness Road
When 16-year-old Cissy Pickering shoots her father in the back, three generations of women in 1970s Mississippi face a brutal truth they’ve hidden from the world and themselves. Through grief and anger, pain and forgiveness, they reveal that the bonds they share are both tender and tough enough to help them survive.
“Mikulencak tackles the complex ramifications of abuse, from unwanted notoriety to complex questions of who is responsible, with grace and empathy… Forgiveness Road is haunting and poignant.”
—Booklist
The Last Suppers
Set in 1950s Louisiana, this emotionally moving novel evokes both Dead Man Walking and The Shawshank Redemption with the story of an unforgettable woman whose quest to provide meals for death row prisoners leads her into the secrets of her own past. Available in hardcover, paperback, e-book, audiobook and large print. Read an interview in Publishers Weekly.
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“[The Last Suppers] is a haunting study of race relations, compassion, and mystery. A must read.”
—Library Journal (starred review)
“A serious book, beautifully written, that explores the effect of ruinous family secrets. It’s about race, death and the lives we lead, sometimes against our better judgment… The novel itself is a stew filled with touchstones of our past—like the Ku Klux Klan—that some would rather ignore. The Last Suppers is compelling and very very real.”
—The New York Journal of Books
“Raw and heartbreaking, through The Last Suppers we see the personal sacrifice and love of a woman whose life is fraught with pain on her journey to discover the truth of her father’s life and death. Unrestrained in its honesty, this is one novel that will keep you thinking long after the last page is read.”
—The Historical Novel Review
“In this novel of compassion, readers will find a humanizing light in a normally dark place.”
—Booklist
