| "Erudition," as we know, means learned, or to | | | | sentences setting the scene, a description of the |
| achieve profound scholarly knowledge. What is | | | | weather or season for example, then peel away |
| learned and by whom is the story of Grace, a | | | | right into the dueling minds and tempers of her |
| teenager maturing with her mind and hormones | | | | character's relationship. In this regard the book |
| creating her coming of age like a nuclear reactor | | | | made me think of a prize fight, with each chapter |
| without containment rods. Her mother, Veronica, | | | | separation being the bell, a break, and once again |
| an English professor trying her best to raise her | | | | back into the center of the ring. An incredibly |
| daughter after the loss of her husband, has an | | | | intellectual bout of passion and persuasion |
| incredible task on her hands. | | | | progressing towards a profound erudition. Where |
| Jocelyn Crawley has a uniquely polished ability of | | | | Jocelyn Crawley draws her incredible sensitivity of |
| using distinctive and creative adjectives in her | | | | character development is beyond imaginable, and |
| writing that took me back at times, making me | | | | can only be by some creative genius of empathic |
| think just how powerful her words used | | | | cognitive observation, or perhaps direct |
| represent her thoughts. As many authors may | | | | experience. One wonders. |
| "write down" to the common denominator of the | | | | This is a thought provoking book which covers |
| anticipated audience, Jocelyn Crawley writes to | | | | issues of racism, sexism, sociocultural issues and |
| the best of her ability each sentence, allowing her | | | | how this issues can affect people's lives. It took |
| readers to catch up if necessary to her train of | | | | me awhile to figure out the symbolism of the |
| thought. This brings a stimulating and exhilarating | | | | cover, three candles positioned with two below |
| reading experience to her work, and makes | | | | and one higher up. It's obvious to me now the |
| Erudition stand out with candor and honesty | | | | candles symbolize a memorial, to Grace's |
| beyond many other literary works. | | | | deceased father, and the two of them now must |
| There is a moment in a mother's life when her | | | | find their way to live their lives together. I wonder |
| daughter says to her, "Mom, I hate you!" | | | | if the two candles represent the union of the |
| Because of the turmoil and conflict of the | | | | parents conceiving Grace, the higher candle, or if |
| mother-daughter relationship, Jocelyn Crawley | | | | the dad is the higher candle, up in heaven, and the |
| writes razor sharp dialog with italic thoughts in a | | | | two burning below are Grace and Veronica. I'll let |
| fashion as combative as a Ninja Warrior taking | | | | you figure that one out. |
| out an enemy. Her chapters begin with a few | | | | |