Synopses & Reviews
Ann Hood was firmly rooted in the physical world-- practical, realistic, and skeptical about many things in life at the cusp of the second millennium. Nonetheless, she traveled from Rhode Island to El Santuario de Chimayo in New Mexico to bring home a miracle for her dying father. Ultimately, Ann Hood discovered the courage to accept what had come her way, and an appreciation for the faith in miracles.
Do Not Go Gentle is a profound journey into the nature of miracles, and one woman's revelatory reflection upon her spiritual heritage.
Ann Hood is the author of seven novels, including Ruby and Somewhere Off the Coast of Maine (both from Picador). She has won both the Pushcart Prize and a Best American Spiritual Writing award for her nonfiction. Her essays and short stories have appeared in DoubleTake, The New York Times, The Paris Review, and many other publications. She lives with her husband and children in Providence, Rhode Island
Award-winning writer Ann Hood was firmly rooted in the physical worldpractical, realistic, and skepticalabout many things in life at the start of the second millennium. But despite these traits, when her father was diagnosed with terminal cancer, she traveled from Rhode Island to New Mexico's El Santuario de Chimayo, accompanied by her newborn daughter, believing she could somehow find a way to save him. She was in search of a miracle.
Ultimately, Hood's search led her to trace her own Catholic roots, traveling to the old remote Italian village where her great-grandmother was renowned for her healing powers, and visiting shrines in Europe and the United States. What she finally discovered was the courage to accept what had come her way, and an appreciation for the faith in miracles held by millions around the world.
Do Not Go Gentle is a journey into the nature of both miracles and faith, and one woman's revelatory reflection upon her own family and spiritual heritagea vividly illuminating search for transcendence in the face of pain and tragedy.
"Do Not Go Gentle is a lively, gracefully written memoir, full of vivid descriptions of the beautiful places in which people have experienced miracles."Commonweal
"This memoir is every bit as breathtaking as the poem after which it is named."Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Hood affectingly explores the link between faith and family ties . . . Her spiritual quest to make sense of her father's fatal illness is rendered with exceptional grace."Entertainment Weekly
"[Hood] creates an entire world of belief and tradition that sustains her . . . The miracle that truly nurtures her is her art."Providence Journal
"Hood's honesty gives this book its power."The Washington Post Book World
Review
"Hood affectingly explores the link between faith and family ties . . . her spiritual quest to make sense of her father's fatal illness is rendered with exceptional grace."—
Entertainment Weekly"Do Not Go Gentle is a lively, gracefully written memoir, full of vivid descriptions of the beautiful places in which people have experienced miracles."
—Commonweal
"[Ann Hood] creates an entire world of belief and tradition that sustains her . . . the miracle that truly nurtures her is her art."—Providence Journal
Synopsis
Ann Hood was firmly rooted in the physical world-- practical, realistic, and skeptical about many things in life at the cusp of the second millennium. Nonetheless, she traveled from Rhode Island to El Santuario de Chimayo in New Mexico to bring home a miracle for her dying father. Ultimately, Ann Hood discovered the courage to accept what had come her way, and an appreciation for the faith in miracles.
Do Not Go Gentle is a profound journey into the nature of miracles, and one woman's revelatory reflection upon her spiritual heritage.
About the Author
Ann Hood is the author of seven novels, including
Ruby and
Somewhere Off the Coast of Maine (both from Picador). She lives in Providence, Rhode Island.