A Space Apart (Paperback)

A Space Apart is so deftly and subtly written, I hardly noticed how involved I'd become until I'd read the last page and turned it, wanting more. The Scarlin family is going to be with me for a very long time. - Anne Tyler Willis fleshes out with warmth and tenderness the complexities of family love, which not only defines commitment but deepens the need. An important new talent. -The Kirkus Reviews The narrative carries warmth and strength. The people are as real as your next door neighbors. - Houston Chronicle Willis views the Scarlin family ties and loyalties, limits and tensions, with realism, sensitivity and precision. A noteworthy first novel. - Publisher's Weekly This is the story of a broken family trying to mend itself through three generations. It is a painful but essential process, and like all such repair jobs, it is only partly successful. Before it is over we come to know John and Vera and Mary Kay, as well as Vera's daughters, Lee and Tonie- to understand the wars they must declare and the peaces that they are able to proclaim within the state of being Scarlins. exquisite care, detailing the lives of a West Virginia preacher's family: John Scarlin, minister and son of the Preacher, a wild old born-again Baptist; John's sturdy sister Mary Katherine; his capricious wife Vera, a strong character who commands attention in one fine scene after another; and his daughter Lee and Tonie who grow up to reject and embrace the meaning of Galatia, their hometown...Finally what is revealed by a family, inextricably bound together while struggling with each other's need to find a place apart. Narratively skilled and disciplined, this is an impressive debut. - Library Journal

General

Imprint:	Iuniverse, Inc.
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2005
First published:	March 2005
Authors:	Meredith Sue Willis
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	228
ISBN-13:	978-0-595-34398-0
Categories:	Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Sagas Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Historical fiction
LSN:	0-595-34398-8
Barcode:	9780595343980

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