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Jonis Agee

Jonis Agee is the American novelist behind Sweet Eyes, South of Resurrection, The River Wife, and The Bones of Paradise. Her Great Plains-set literary fiction has earned her a quiet reputation in the contemporary American regional novel tradition.

Reviews

2

Books on file

2

Avg rating

4.0

Years active

1997-1999

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  • South of Resurrection by Jonis Agee 1997 review. A literary novel about a Nebraska Indian-reservation drifter returning home to deal with his stepbrother's violent death and the family that does not want him back.

  • The Weight of Dreams by Jonis Agee 1999 review. A Nebraska ranching family confronts the limits of generational land ownership across one hard summer.