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A family feud has split the family of Alma vander Linden so that its members, literally, live at opposite ends of the town
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Ever since the 1811 earthquake dumped old Venice, Missouri into the Mississippi, people have been waiting for it to happen again. Meanwhile, there are smaller, manmade tremors to deal with. How did Alma steal the librarian's husband? Who is this new female minister? Was Dr. George's cousin really his mistress? Why would anybody want to murder that nice little girl? Everyone who has lived in a town of 2000 will recognize these characters and enjoy the gossip; it's like reading the hometown weekly. Hearon has won fellowships and awards for creative writing, and she is the author of nine novels. Maurice Taylor, Brunswick Cty. Lib., Southport, N.C. Jolley, Elizabeth. Foxybaby. Viking. Nov. 1985. c.261p. $14.95. f As in Miss Peabody's Inheritance ( LJ 11/1/84), the redemption of life through literature is Jolley's theme in this new work, a somewhat less focused but no less amusing novel. Miss Alma Porch, needing money and references, agrees to teach a drama seminar at what turns out to be a weight-loss camp attended by a group of lonely eccentrics more interested in ``bodily nourishment'' than food for thought. Her punk rock ``musical novel'' does engage one student, thoughthe disappointed, childless Mrs. Viggars, who becomes so involved in the story of the young girl called Foxybaby that it changes her life, proving the ``power of fiction.'' Australian writer Jolley manipulates reality and imagination in a witty, sophisticated novel. Janet Wiehe, P.L. of Cincinnati & Hamilton Cty.
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Venice, Mo., resident Alma van der Linden copes with small town life, recognizes her unfulfilled need to connect with another individual and tries to sort out the resentments that have split her family. "Hearon's ninth novel displays again her eye for detail, her ear for the true messages of conversation and her fondness for characters with spunky good humor," said PW.
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Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- PublisherThorndike Press
- Publication date1985
- ISBN 10 0896216985
- ISBN 13 9780896216983
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages484
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