Book description
This is a short, meditative novel written in the first person,
recollecting events in the narrator s childhood. The instigating crisis
of the story is the revelation, when he is six, that he is the offspring
of an adulterous affair. His biological father has just gone off to war
and plays no direct part in the story. The main characters are his legal
father, Robert, a man of generous spirit, his mother, relatives, and two
contrasting preachers, one authentic, the other a monster of
self-righteousness who meets with a grisly end. Written with meticulous
skill, as is typical of this author, this is a beautiful story that
everyone will enjoy. This is a short, meditative novel written in the
first person, recollecting events in the narrator s childhood. The
instigating crisis of the story is the revelation, when he is six, that
he is the offspring of an adulterous affair. His biological father has
just gone off to war and plays no direct part in the story. The main
characters are his legal father, Robert, a man of generous spirit, his
mother, relatives, and two contrasting preachers, one authentic, the
other a monster of self-righteousness who meets with a grisly end.
Written with meticulous skill, as is typical of this author, this is a
beautiful story that everyone will enjoy.
