McCullers Carson. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter

In 1940 Richard Wright described Carson McCullers' first novel as a work of "astonishing humanity." This American classic and Oprah Book Club selection has been cherished by readers for more than 60 years and has been hailed as a masterpiece.In a small Georgia mill town during the depression, four misfits form a dysfunctional group that revolves around John Singer, a deaf-mute whose sole companion has been sent to an insane asylum. Mick Kelly is a 12-year-old girl who befriends Singer when he comes to board with her family. She and Singer's other new followers feel that behind his silence there is a wisdom that can drive away the loneliness and despair that intrudes upon them all."A remarkable book. [McCullers] writes with a sweep and certainty that are overwhelming" - The New York Times