Saturday Review: “Reflections on Self and Family” a review by Jon Kesler in NCLR Online Spring 2024 of Julia Nunnally Duncan’s novel All We Have Loved (2023)
Duncan’s new memoir takes the reader on a journey into her family’s past, present and future. Kesler writes, “Duncan brings her family, past and present, to life in a conversational style that authentically draws the reader to her inner circle. One can easily envision sitting around a campfire with her exchanging stories about childhood memories and accounts of family history passed down through the generations.”
Kesler notes the importance of family documentation of Duncan’s writing: “In addition to the pure enjoyment of reading her stories, perhaps Duncan’s book may serve as the impetus for others to put pen to paper and document some stories of their own.” Whether the “vivid portrayal of rural and smalltown life in western North Carolina during her own childhood years in the 1960s” or some other real history, preserving our families’ histories is important to all future generations.
Read the entire review in the Online Spring 2024 issue out now! And order the book from Bookshop.org
