These are certainly not namby-pamby essays. In her new collection of essays, published by University of Utah Press, Richman’s voice holds such assurance and humility, the reader can relax and relent and recall what it is to be thoughtful in and about one’s place. Her memoir Riding in the Shadows of Saints simply claims the entire scope of Mormon history, on a solo motorcycle tour. Her novels ( The Last Cowgirl and The Ordinary Truth) explore the particularities of family drama in times of drought, both emotional and environmental. She dares to take her seat right in the middle of conflict. Couldn’t we all use a dose of soul food right now?Ī sixth-generation Utahn and a gifted writer, Richman has given us four books rife with pleasure and trouble.
Her new book of essays, Finding Stillness in a Noisy World, provides soul food for end times.
For those who want to open life’s envelope rather than pass it on sealed, you will find no better companion than Jana Richman.
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