Massacre Pass is about a family living in Utah in the 1980's. The
aging husband and wife are having marital problems they willfully
ignore. The wife is burdened with an underlying sense of guilt
because she cannot forget she murdered her mother when she was a
child. As a result of her guilt she always strives to do what is
right but overlooks the rest of her family's reckless behavior
because she's uncertain she owns the moral high ground. Her older
daughter has unknowingly married a bisexual man and is about to
give birth to his baby. She becomes increasingly aware and unhappy
with her situation but is trapped by the rapidly approaching birth
of their child. The older married son struggles with an unstable,
turbulent marriage that somehow remains unshakable. The handsome,
crafty teenage younger son comes of age bereft of any sense of
morality, judgment or responsibility. The younger twelve-year old
daughter is involved in prurient activities that finally place the
entire community in an unwelcome spotlight. The family, their
relatives and friends struggle with personal turmoil against the
background of seemingly placid small-town life. There is a volatile
mixture of irony, tragedy, humor and pathos that finally lead to
unexpected consequences. On a broader canvas, the story involves
the panorama of provincial life in the West with its pro forma
neighborliness and instinctive intolerance and the self-limiting
goals of its inhabitants and their desperate attempts to transcend
them.
General
Imprint: |
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
July 2012 |
First published: |
July 2012 |
Authors: |
George Schneider
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 26mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
500 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4681-8172-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
Promotions
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LSN: |
1-4681-8172-6 |
Barcode: |
9781468181722 |
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