I have long loved Flannery. Her short stories are powerful and full of dynamic characters, and her prayer journal just made me swoon. Reading a biography about her has been on my list for quite some time, but I wasn't expecting to have SO MUCH in common with this author I love. Girl has got a FIERCE independent streak and some serious sass, and I love that so much. This gave me such rich insight into who she was a woman and an author, and I just loved it.