A Cup o' Kindness

Searing, raw, and wildly dramatic, A Cup O’ Kindness by novelist George Nilsen is the spellbinding sequel to The Luna Light Gang. With pitch perfect dialogue and subtle poetic interludes, this historical narrative set during the Depression Era shares the winsome and epic tale of one Eunice Ryan. Known to most as Gallopin’ Lil, she has forsaken her former tomboy ways and is quickly moving headlong into womanhood. It is no secret that Dutchy August Schmidt is ready to transform his academic dryness and brandy maker’s wealth into a golden pot worthy of Lil’s swagger. In a rush of action and intrigue, he learns that, ultimately, it is up to Lil what sort of woman she will become and whether or not she will decide to be his. As before, Nilsen’s characters are earthy, woodsy, and sublime. Readers will empathize with their humanness and their dark spoiled splendor for it is only with the hardship and disappointment that one is allowed a jump on the springboard to triumph and ease.