In the Grip of Grace

<p>Marianne Mersereau draws from the rich storytelling porch culture of her native Southern Highlands of Appalachia to create In the Grip of Grace a memoir in verse replete with wild ghost tales mythologies and folklores of the unique characters who populate the pages. Themes of family nature grief and the long-lasting impacts of war are explored. The narrative poems serve as witness to both triumphs and losses and to grace harvested from loss.</p>