The title for Julia Franks’s novel is drawn from an Anne Sexton poem, “Her Kind”: “I have gone out, a possessed witch, / haunting the black air, braver at night; / dreaming evil, I have done my hitch /over the plain houses, light by light . . Over the Plain Houses I relished every page of this book. . Already, cracks are emerging in Irenie’s fragile marriage to Brodis, an ex-logger turned fundamentalist preacher: She has taken to night ramblings through the woods to escape her husband’s bed, storing strange keepsakes in a mountain cavern. Reviewed by Daniel James Sundahl. Read "Over the Plain Houses" by Julia Franks available from Rakuten Kobo. Over the Plain Houses NPR coverage of Over the Plain Houses by Julia Franks. Print. Click to read more about Over the Plain Houses by Julia Franks. Over the Plain Houses. $16.00. I particularly enjoyed the way I learned little bits and pieces about characters like Matthew. Not a sin unless the preacher is your husband, Brodis, who is the fundamentalist preacher. Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2010. Over the Plain Houses. over the plain houses by Julia Franks ‧ RELEASE DATE: May 1, 2016 In the mountains of North Carolina, a dour preacher begins to suspect his wife is a witch after she befriends a well-meaning agent from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. There she meets farm wife Irenie Lambey, who is immediately drawn to the lady agent’s self-possession. His thinking set, like a churn of milk gone to butter.” Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Unavailable per item "A spellbinding story of witchcraft and disobedience." Irenie Lambey sits in an unaccustomed seat during a church service. Frank’s use of language drew me in from the beginning. News, author interviews, critics' picks and more. 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