Tragedy thrusts married Lefties Jessie and Teddy Carll into the role of parents when Teddy's rich, bigoted sister and her husband are killed in a car accident and his sister's children move into their home. Reprint. NYT. LJ.
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"Rosellen Brown can do anything with language... her gifts are limitless."--Cynthia Ozick.
In 1979 Jesse and Teddy Carll are at a turning point in their lives. Still living in Mississippi, where they once marched, got cheerfully arrested, and embraced ideals of equality, Jesse wants to pack up and move because the world-and her marriage to teddy-has not turns out as she dreamed.
"Brown tells a densely rich story, filled with insight, of a family in crisis. Savor it!"--Library Journal.
Suddenly a phone call brings devastating news. teddy's rich, begotted sister and her husband have been killed in a car crash, and their two children, a bewildered boy of eight and a fussy, fragile girl of thirteen, will have to move into the Carll's home. the resulting turmoil will ignite an interior battle between a man and a woman-an intimate war about their values, their family, and their love.
"Brown's fiction opens onto worlds of pains and troubles and truths."--The New Republic. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Wonderful,
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This review is from: Civil Wars (Hardcover)
One of my favorite books of all time. Sorry to see it's not in print right now.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Interesting but long,
By Nop "Nop" (Baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Civil Wars (Contemporary American Fiction) (Paperback)
I read this book some time ago, and its issues and characters still stand out in my mind, which seems the sign of a good story. On the other hand, I thought about a third of the book could have been cut. If you are interested in white people's involvement in the civil rights movement or current racial issues in the deep South or marriage and parenting issues, there's something in this book for you. Its worth reading, though there might be parts to skim.
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Long and Drawn Out,
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This review is from: Civil Wars (Paperback)
I had to convince my mind that the story line would lead to something interesting. Boy, was I wrong. Lots of distractions with no climax.
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