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The Clearing (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781400030538)
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xIn his critically acclaimed new novel, Tim Gautreaux fashions a classic and unforgettable tale of two brothers struggling in a hostile world.
In a lumber camp in the Louisiana cypress forest, a world of mud and stifling heat where men labor under back-breaking conditions, the Aldridge brothers try to repair a broken bond. Randolph Aldridge is the mill's manager, sent by his father--the mill owner--to reform both the damaged mill and his damaged older brother. Byron Aldridge is the mill's lawman, a shell-shocked World War I veteran given to stunned silences and sudden explosions of violence that make him a mystery to Randolph and a danger to himself. Deep in the swamp, in this place of water moccasins, whiskey, and wild card games, these brothers become embroiled in a lethal feud with a powerful gangster. In a tale full of raw emotion as supple as a saw blade, The Clearing is a mesmerizing journey into the trials that define men's souls.
Author: Tim Gautreaux
ISBN-10: 1400030536
ISBN-13: 9781400030538
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Language: English
Published: 05/11/2004
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.10w x 0.80d
Review Citation(s):
New York Times 08/29/2004 pg. 20
In a lumber camp in the Louisiana cypress forest, a world of mud and stifling heat where men labor under back-breaking conditions, the Aldridge brothers try to repair a broken bond. Randolph Aldridge is the mill's manager, sent by his father--the mill owner--to reform both the damaged mill and his damaged older brother. Byron Aldridge is the mill's lawman, a shell-shocked World War I veteran given to stunned silences and sudden explosions of violence that make him a mystery to Randolph and a danger to himself. Deep in the swamp, in this place of water moccasins, whiskey, and wild card games, these brothers become embroiled in a lethal feud with a powerful gangster. In a tale full of raw emotion as supple as a saw blade, The Clearing is a mesmerizing journey into the trials that define men's souls.
Author: Tim Gautreaux
ISBN-10: 1400030536
ISBN-13: 9781400030538
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Language: English
Published: 05/11/2004
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.10w x 0.80d
Review Citation(s):
New York Times 08/29/2004 pg. 20
By Tim Gautreaux
xBorn 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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