Ohio Angels

There's beauty to be found, even in the saddest places... Harriet Scott Chessman makes every word precious. She takes her time. Tenderly, she unearths life's glinting joys and buried sorrows. In this novel, Chessman has created something as intricately lovely as a painting. There's such poignant simp......more

Harriet Scott Chessman writes about two now-grown former childhood friends from an Ohio college town. Hallie, a New York artist, returns home when her mother, who suffers from depression, experiences a dangerously “low” period. While there, Hallie reconnects with Rose, whose life has taken a very di......more

It took me forever to read this short book. I just couldn't get in to it. The story was depressing and soooo many details. I like description when it adds to the story but not for the sake of filler. I give it 2 stars because when there was dialog, it was decent.......more

I know her style is maybe too associative/elliptical for some, but I cannot get enough of this writer. She tells her stories her way, linking together language and thoughts like a poet, and I for one am hooked. More please.......more

Somewhat poetic little novel about a woman who suffered 5 miscarrages and who comes home to visit her mother who has attempted suicide.......more