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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9781571310309
ISBN number: 1571310304
Label: Milkweed Editions
Manufacturer: Milkweed Editions
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 271
Printing Date: 1999-10
Publishing house: Milkweed Editions
Sale Popularity Level: 1951909
Studio: Milkweed Editions
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Set in rural Oklahoma on the backside of '60s idealism, this story follows the lives of several fallen dreamers, including Donna Bless, the alcoholic mother of two boys; Sam Casey, whose marijuana crop is ready for picking; and Roy Dale, a wiry, bitter man who connects them all. If Roy Dale is the dark center of this novel, Sam Casey's farm provides the light. The characters move through several small town settings - bars, the grocery store, beat-up subdivisions, the local high school - and even up to Tulsa, but everyone is at some point drawn to the farm that was once a commune, complete with geodesic dome.
Writing in the voice of a storyteller, Tim Tharp re-creates a contemporary small town and moves inside the minds and hearts of its people. His tale delineates the fragility and difficulty of redemption and questions whether new growth can come from dying leaves, faded ideals, and crushed lives.
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It was nice to see a novel set in the rural world in the center of the country. There are checkout workers and marginal farmers, low-level drug sellers trying to make ends meet and the disappointing culture of bar-life in the book. A little too much writing-workshop stylism for my taste but the true feeling makes up for it.
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This is an exceptionally promising debut novel that takes place in rural Oklahoma. The action centers around a recently widowed mother, Donna Bless, her two children, and their attempts to redefine themselves as individuals and as a family in the wake of tragedy. The threats to newfound hope take various forms, most notably a dope-dealing brooder named Roy Dale, whose rage has serious repercussions for those around him. Tim Tharp's prose is measured and sure, its rhythms reminiscent of Cormac McCarthy and Charles Frazier, and he has a similar feel for his particular landscape, with its scrub oak and swaybacked barns. He maintains the book's considerable energy and tension by employing multiple points of view with remarkable dexterity. Just when you think the darkness may be overwhelming, Tharp extracts a moment of raw beauty and hope.
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