The Literature of Longing

Our longings are beyond us, yet they take root deep in our being

Andrew Wyeth’s “Christan’s World”

I have longing on my mind because I recently interviewed Madelaine Lucas about her debut novel, Thirst for Salt, which is a novel of longing for love, longing for a place, and longing to understand. It’s a beautiful, lyrical book, and it made me think about the place longing has in our lives. Longing is almost a…