Wisdom packed into four page chunks viewed through the prism of a widow's everyday activities and melancholy reflections - this is what Andree Seu has created in her book of short essays. They pierce the veil of religiosity by juxtaposing a world-view based in a literal grasp of the Bible with the ups and downs of authentic honest emotional instincts that don't always fit in the prescribed theological boxes - in my experience, hardly anything authentically faith-based fits snuggly into any earthly container. The book was a gift from a dear friend which I started yesterday morning and finished in the afternoon, sated, somehow, with the knowledge that I am not alone in my struggles and paradoxes. The essays feel like prose poems as image leads to image in surprising - even startling - streams of consciousness transitions. I highly recommend reading them.
Seu, Andree. Won't Let You Go Unless You Bless Me. 2006. Word & Life Books. Ashville NC.
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