How is it that none of us has mentioned To Kill A Mockingbird? Harper Lee is the author. It's an American classic. I've reread that one more times than I remember.

Two more, and then I'll give it a rest (for today...):

Stigmata, by Phyllis Alesia Perry. A young woman inherits a quilt from her grandmother, and begins to experience the life of her enslaved ancestor who made the quilt. Is she crazy? Is she re-incarnated? Fascinating little book.

Lying Awake, by Mark Salzman. The story of a nun who is a poet and a visionary, and then learns that both the poetry and the visions may come from a brain disorder. She struggles with the nature of faith and her willingness to be "cured". A beautiful, spare book. I'm astonished that a man could write so well of this woman's experience.