Surrounded by lush vegetable farms and fragrant apple orchards, Newburgh, New
York sits at the most scenic bend of the Hudson River. Its setting is a study
in contrasts: breathtaking scenery as a backdrop to dilapidated housing projects
and the stark beauty of recent immigrants, mostly from Latin America, struggling
to find a new sense of place as farm workers.
When Deirdre Cornell returns to the impoverished inner city where she grew up,
she rediscovers her own sense of place, and finds herself compelled by the
stories of the poor she encounters. The 33-year old mother finds herself more
available not only to her children but to the lessons found in the messy mix of
family, parish, and community commitments. In seeing Newburgh with new eyes, she
learns that you can't go home again but you can return to-- and re-value for
yourself -- the best values you learned growing up.
Reminiscent of the graceful prose of Alice McDermott A Priceless View weaves
spiritual and social concerns into an inspiring story that reminds us of how we…
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