"Evocative...Donlon's comforting work will appeal to any Christian looking to stave off the negative aspects of isolation." --Publishers Weekly
"A powerful tool for feeling a deeper sense of belonging to ourselves, to each other, and to God." --Woman's World
"In the company of The Great Belonging's fearless and smart author, Charlotte Donlon, we, the readers, are allowed to indulge our interest in loneliness. I hope you and your loneliness will love this book as much as I do." --Lauren F. Winner, from the foreword
"Charlotte Donlon's words will reach places in your soul you didn't know existed and open parts of your heart you didn't know had been long closed. This isn't just a book about loneliness. It's a book about being human." --Karen Swallow Prior, author of On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life through Great Books and several other books
"Charlotte Donlon covers her twin subjects of isolation and alienation in ways that help the reader not only get through them but hold them and learn from them graciously. Somehow both timely and timeless--highly recommended." --David Zahl, director of Mockingbird Ministries and author of Seculosity
"The Great Belonging is articulate, beautiful, and brooding. I deeply resonated with so much within these pages and am confident others will too. A phenomenal and refreshing debut!" --Marlena Graves, author, The Way Up Is Down: Finding Yourself by Forgetting Yourself
"Charlotte Donlon has created a beautiful and layered offering for readers to examine the various ways loneliness reveals itself. She skillfully invites each of us to honor loneliness while remembering that--paradoxically--it also unites us." --Aundi Kolber, therapist and author of Try Softer
