Flannery O'Connor: Spiritual Writings Book

Ever since I named my daughter after Flannery O'Connor, friends and family have asked me why, and what of hers they should read. And I never know what to say. The odd, gothic stories? Well, I love them, but they horrified my poor mother. The letters? I loved them even more than the stories...but who reads letters (well, me, for one, but not many.) The novels? Yikes.

This book absolutely fills that need...it gathers, from the stories, the novels, the letters, the essays, bits and pieces of Ms. O'Connor that make her one of my favorite and most cherished authors. Here you can get a real sense of her faith, her perspective, her intelligence, and her personality.

Flannery O'Connor has influenced my own walk with God, and understanding of the world, especially the literary world, more than anyone except perhaps C.S. Lewis. Everything in this book can be found elsewhere, but it makes a great Flannery O'Connor primer for those more interested in her philosophy and religious views than in her art.