The Clearing
by Tim Gautreaux
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- Very Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0340833351
- ISBN 13
- 9780340833353
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Sceptre Publishers, 2003. Standard. Paperback. Very Good. Outline:- In the years before World War I, Byron Aldridge led a charmed life as the charismatic heir apparent to a Pennsylvania timber empire; and to his younger brother, Randolph, he was both guide and idol. But he returned from France a different man and was not home long before those festering memories sent him drifting from one settlement to another, working as a lawman, and then disappearing altogether.Finally his family discovers him in a remote Louisiana mill town, promptly buys the property, and puts Randolph in charge of this place unlike any he has ever seen, where men are surrounded by cypress swamps and menace, leading lives of ceaseless, backbreaking toil punctuated only by the brutal entertainments provided by the Sicilians who control the whiskey and card games and girls, and by the rough justice meted out by the still-tormented Byron. Randolph struggles to understand him, and to regain his trust, even as their wives presently contend with their own hopes and disappointments and while the future grows uncertain yet fearsome all around them.This is a story about family, about marriage, about what sustains people through loss; it is a reckoning of the sacrifices they must make in order to establish a community in the deepest wilderness, and to defend what is most precious to them. Palpably atmospheric, with a remarkable range of characters and emotions, The Clearing displays more powerfully than ever before Tim Gautreaux`s masterful understanding of time, place, and human nature.-> the publisher of this PAPERBACK book is Sceptre Publishers The date of this copy is 2003 booksalvation have grade it as Very Good and it will be shipped from our UK warehouse This book is from the Series. Shipping is Free for UK buyers and at a reasonable charge for buyer outside the UK
Synopsis
Born and raised in Louisiana, Tim Gautreaux is Writer-in-Residence at Southeastern Louisiana University. His work has appeared in Harper's, The Atlantic Monthly, GQ, and Zoetrope , as well as the O. Henry and Best American short-story annuals. His first novel, The Next Step in the Dance , won the 1999 Southeastern Booksellers Award, and he has also published two collections of short fiction.
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- Title
- The Clearing
- Author
- Tim Gautreaux
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Standard
- ISBN 10
- 0340833351
- ISBN 13
- 9780340833353
- Publisher
- Sceptre Publishers
- Date Published
- 2003
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- Literary Works
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