Eleanor Rushing A Novel Author:Patty Friedmann A zany, disturbing novel set amid the splendors and excesses of New Orleans Eleanor Rushing is a first-person narrative tour de force. While Eleanor is blessed with acute powers of observation and the ability to remember everything, her recollections and impressions are nevertheless often at odds with those of the people around her. As her "rel... more »ationship" with a local married Methodist minister spins out of control, the loquacious and endearing Eleanor manages to charm us completely. Even as we begin to realize that surviving a childhood marred by tragedy has exacted a terrible toll, we can't help being her willing and faithful admirers.« less
Fascinating first person tale of a delusional young woman. As she tells her story, giving her own weird slant on it, the truth shines through bright and clear.