Barnes, Kim. Finding Caruso.Penguin Putnam, Berkley. 302p, c2003, 0-425-193934. $14.00. SA Seventeen-year-old Buddy Hope's childhood comes to an abrupt halt when he and big brother Lee are orphaned by a fatal car accident caused by their alcoholic father. They relocate to Snake Junction, Idaho, in 1958. and find themselves a singing act at the roadhouse road·house n. An inn, restaurant, or nightclub located on a road outside a town or city. roadhouse Noun a pub or restaurant at the side of a road Noun 1. called The Stables. The setting for this tumultuous romantic tale is beautifully drawn, with the sounds and smells of the West and the Nez Perce land around them. Irene Sullivan's arrival is foreshadowed seductively se·duc·tive adj. Tending to seduce; alluring: "his sad and fastidious but ever seductive Irish voice" John Fowles. , so that when she does appear and chooses the younger brother Wiki is aware of the following uses of "'Younger Brother":
This is a wonderful bildungsroman bildungsroman (German; “novel of character development”) Class of novel derived from German literature that deals with the formative years of the main character, whose moral and psychological development is depicted. , complete with life lessons, morals and the innocence of youth, l was reminded of William Howalski, Kent Haruf Kent Haruf (born February 24, 1943) is an award winning American novelist. Haruf was born in Pueblo, Colorado, the son of a Methodist minister. He graduated with a BA from Nebraska Wesleyan University in 1965 and an MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop at the University of , and Larry Watson in the style and simplicity of the narrative. The plot twists and expertly drawn characters mare this a solid selection for males and females alike, and it is the kind of tale that will promote itself from reader to reader. Highly recommended. Nancy Zachary, YA Libn., Scarsdale P.L., Scarsdale, NY |
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