Her own experience of the dark night of the Holocaust changes her profoundly and allows her to become her own person. Likewise, Charity in
Send Me Down a Miracle learns--in a less dramatic manner perhaps--to stand up for herself and thus be able to deal with her dominating father. And Miracle, the protagonist of
Dancing on the Edge, must pass through the private hell of psychosis before she puts to rest the secrets that have riven her family. "Thoughtful" is indeed the word that comes to mind when reviewing Han Nolan's work.
A Child of Two Worlds
Born in the South, Nolan was raised in the North, specifically the northeast urban sectors around New York City. As a result, she has something of a dual citizenship to regional America: roots in the Southern sensibility of languorous tales after dinner, and feet firmly planted in the go-ahead urban ethic. The next to youngest of five children, Nolan and the rest of her family "moved around a lot," as she told AAYA, "something that teaches you how to make new friends quickly." Friends and neighborhoods changed, but a constant in the family was a love of books and the arts.
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