Devotions Naomi Novik Emma has never told anyone

Emma has never told anyone what she saw the night her parents died

So why in the Underworld did Hades choose me--a sarcastic nobody with a curse on her shoulders--as his champion

Glory hears that her best friend--a nun beloved by the community--has been found dead in her apartment

But protecting her own

and conversations with her parents seem to revolve entirely around hedge borders and the trash pickup schedule

Devotions Naomi Novik Emma has never told anyonePulitzer Prize winning poet Mary Oliver presents a personal selection of her best work in this definitive collection spanning more than five decades of her esteemed literary career. "No matter where one starts reading, Devotions offers much to love, from Oliver's exuberant dog poems to selections from the Pulitzer Prize winning American Primitive, and Dream Work, one of her exceptional collections. Perhaps more important, the luminous writing provides