Deftly balances back-fence realism with a suercharged expository
style...as moments oh high moral purpose and somber grace
*The New York Times*
In this debut novel, a father's funeral brings a man back to his small Connecticut hometown‘and his former wife and son‘after an absence of five years. "Guilt for an innocent prank that turned deadly," Jimmy explains. "Shame for being too weak to leave that guilt behind, and leaving my wife and son instead." He discovers that his former wife plans to marry his best friend, Roger, who has kept a devastating secret about Jimmy's father's death. Once this truth surfaces, Jimmy begins to come to terms with his own haunted past. He concludes that "home is where the heart is, but it's taking me forever to find mine." The evocation of small-town life and popular culture in the Sixties is memorable, but the characters and events never reach any significant depth. Not required for most collections.‘David A. Beronä, Univ. of New England, Biddleford, ME
Deftly balances back-fence realism with a suercharged expository style...as moments oh high moral purpose and somber grace * The New York Times *
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