Just Thelma.Just Thelma Roger Storkamp Star Publish 2769 Sungold Drive, Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , NV 89134 (author) 193299324X $18.75 (702) 228-1477 www.rogstor.com http://starpublish.com "Just Thelma" is author Roger Storkamp's tribute to his rural Minnesota roots. Set near the fictional town of Bovine bovine /bo·vine/ (bo´vin) pertaining to, characteristic of, or derived from cattle. bovine pertaining to, characteristic of, or derived from the ox or cattle, members of the family Bovidae. See also cattle. , Minnesota, (which is based on the author's home town of Pierz, Minnesota Pierz is a city in Morrison County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,277 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.5 km² (1.4 mi²), all land. ), "Just Thelma" presents poignant portraits of three-dimensional characters. Central to the book is Thelma, though she is not particularly glorified glo·ri·fy tr.v. glo·ri·fied, glo·ri·fy·ing, glo·ri·fies 1. To give glory, honor, or high praise to; exalt. 2. by family members, Thelma provides much of the stability and consistency that enable her farm family to continue despite tragedy and death. Roger Storkamp writes true Minnesota dialect--or perhaps his characters simply speak it of themselves. "Just Thelma" is a stark, beautiful, vivid landscape, peopled with humans who inhabit in·hab·it v. in·hab·it·ed, in·hab·it·ing, in·hab·its v.tr. 1. To live or reside in. 2. To be present in; fill: Old childhood memories inhabit the attic. the field-vast spaces with the work of their backs, brains, and hands. Highly recommended and entertaining reading, "Just Thelma" is properly respectful and to be treasured in memory. |
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