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Rita leganski grew up in northern wisconsin, and believes it was the long and magical winters of her childhood that cultivated her imagination and love of books, especially southern literature. The silence of bonaventure arrow a novel audiobook by rita leganski. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Conceived in love and possibility, bonaventure arrow didnt make a peep when he was born, and the doctor nearly took him for dead. In true southern literature fashion, rita leganski s debut novel, the silence of bonaventure arrow, uses the magic of possibility and the innocence surrounding one miraculous little boy to uncover and heal his familys wounds. She holds a ba in literary studies and creative writing from depaul universitys school for new learning, where she won the arthur weinberg memorial. The paperback of the the silence of bonaventure arrow. Conceived in love and possibility, bonaventure arrow didnt make a peep when he was born, and the. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The silence of bonaventure arrow has lingered with me since i first read it a few weeks ago. Listen to the art of hearing heartbeats a novel by janphilipp sendker available. The first edition of the novel was published in february 26th 20, and was written by rita leganski.
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