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In writing that is as transporting and poetic as the slow beat of a drum and with a story that will spirit you away, Gods of Noonday is a book for anyone interested in West Africa and missionary life, as well as the way the mind and heart work during the healing process.
In January 2003, I traveled home to Ogbomosho.
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Gods of Noonday, chosen Best Creative Nonfiction, 2003 by MaximsNews.com, News Network for the International Community.
— Dr. Max Stamper —
"Poignant, funny, and often excruciating, . . . but it is her description of the people, especially the Yoruba and the many places that . . . come most alive."
— Michael E. Jackson —
Book of the Week, The Spoken Word broadcast, Public Radio South - Recorded January 25, 2004 at Georgia Center for the Book at the DeKalb Public Library in Decatur, GA
"What we can learn from Africa" - An interview with Elaine Neil Orr
— Yolanda Rodriguez —
The Journal-Constitution/Atlanta, GA
"It's hard not to think of Doris Lessing while reading Elaine Neil Orr's Gods of Noonday. Like Lessing, Orr owes her essence to Africa."
— Pam Kingsbury —
Southern Scribe Reviews
"Whether she wrote this book for herself or for her readers, she has provided the literary world with a beautifully composed and poignant narrative."
— Cori Yonge —
Special to The Register
The Mobile Register/Mobile, AL
"Most impressive about this book is its perfect balance. The thoughtfulness of Gods of Noonday toward its subjects and Orr's lush writing style make it one of this year's outstanding nonfiction books."
— Kathleen Driskell —
Special to The Courier-Journal
The Courier-Journal/Louisville, KY
"Captures the beautiful, the sacred, and the essential."
— Sue Monk Kidd (Secret Life of Bees) —
"Breathtakingly beautiful . . . her personal journey of discovery and healing. I read this fresh, insightful, and original book in a constant state of wonder and excitement."
— Sena Jeter Naslund (Ahab's Wife) —
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