Awaiting Orders - Hardcover
As the first Persian Gulf War approaches, Wes Hammond, an eager young naval officer and military school graduate, finds himself assigned to a Temporary Personnel Unit in peacetime California, awaiting orders for active duty. Together with three other newly commissioned officers and the women they meet, Wes waits for war by embarking on a series of journeys through the desert Southwest — until one ends with a sudden act of violence, and an unexpected opportunity for change.
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“This graceful meditation on power, authority and identity is beautifully turned and brought to the page with unexpected and vivid profundity.” --Erin McGraw, author of Lies of the Saints “Lean and powerful, Awaiting Orders is a compelling exploration of the moral life of a single, drifting character, whose journey mirrors by implication the moral life of contemporary American culture. Hemingway’s taut prose and Dostoyevsky’s spiritual quests inform the action, but Farrell O’Gorman’s sensibility is wholly original. This is an auspicious and most welcome debut.” --Valerie Sayers, author of Brain Fever
About the Author:
Farrell O’Gorman, a native of South Carolina, earned his B.A. from Notre Dame and served four years aboard U.S. Navy ships before completing graduate study in North Carolina. His book on Flannery O’Connor and Walker Percy, Peculiar Crossroads, was published in 2004, and his creative work has appeared or is forthcoming in Image, Shenandoah, Th e Gettysburg Review, and Best Catholic Writing. He lives in Mississippi with his wife and children.
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- PublisherIdylls Pr
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 1595970045
- ISBN 13 9781595970046
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages229
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