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Jonathan Odell

Biography

Jonathan Odell

Jonathan Odell is the author of the acclaimed novel THE VIEW FROM DELPHI, which deals with the struggle for equality in pre-civil rights Mississippi, his home state. His short stories and essays have appeared in numerous collections. He spent his business career as a leadership coach to Fortune 500 companies and currently resides in Minnesota.

Books by Jonathan Odell

The Healing
by Jonathan Odell - Fiction, Historical Fiction

In pre-Civil War Mississippi, cholera claims the life of Amanda Satterfield’s 12-year-old beloved daughter, Becky. Mistress Amanda blames her husband for refusing to call for a doctor in time to save their only child. Grief-stricken and plunged into madness, Amanda orders an ebony-skinned newborn slave girl brought to the great house as a replacement for her daughter.