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Interim in the Desert

Interim in the Desert

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ISBN-13:	9780875650791
Publisher:	TCU Press
Publication date:	01/01/1990
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	5.78(w) x 8.82(h) x 1.15(d)

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The 12 short stories in this first collection capture the experiences of an adolescent boy in the rural Southwest. In the opening story (``Knoxless''), we see the prominence of a general store in the lives of farm families--``Knox's was the last in a series of immeasurably pleasant stops in town''--and particularly its place in the history of one impressionable youth. ``World War II'' and ``Talking at a Slant'' evoke the quandaries experienced by young people when the truth translates as ambiguity. The volume's centerpiece, the title novella, best displays Sodowsky's storytelling strengths. A terminally ill, colorful woman is the catalyst effecting change and liberation for a couple whose marriage is ``inexplicably, ever so gradually falling apart.'' Perceptive renderings of acutely observed relationships mark each tale. (Oct.)

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

A detailed collection of data and an insightful examination of terrorism (even if somewhat dated). Distributed for the Jersusalem Post which published it for the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies. A West Texas landscape is the setting for this novella and collection of 11 stories, surprisingly without a single windmill or cowboy. The stories all revolve around relationships between people, some deal with adolescence, and others explore infidelity among adults. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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