A Small Town
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- Synopsis
- This is a novel so rich and wise that--like Gail Godwin's A Mother and Two Daughters --it involves us completely in its world. A Small Town begins in the childhood of Alma van der Linden, a doctor's daughter in Venice, Missouri, and a keen observer both of her neighbors and of the feud that has sent her family literally to opposite ends of town. As Alma grows up, marries, and has children, her life and the life of the town pass before us in an ever-changing, always-the-same diorama. Among the citizens of Venice there are August, Alma's grandfather, whose dusty house guards the family's secrets; Alma's frightened, alcoholic mother, Neva; Louis le Croix, the high school principal, who leaves his wife for Alma; and a host of others as comical, rare, and mysterious as real people. When her last novel, Group Therapy, was published in 1984, the Los Angeles Times wrote, "Shelby Hearon has delighted a small but loyal fan club with remarkable work during the past few years' and predicted, "her popularity will expand to match her talent?" Now, with A Small Town, she has wonderfully fulfilled that prediction.
- Copyright:
- 1985
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 322 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780689115837
- Publisher:
- Simon & Schuster
- Date of Addition:
- 03/05/03
- Copyrighted By:
- Shelby Hearon
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction
- Submitted By:
- earl schwab
- Proofread By:
- Chris Jenkins
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.