It's almost January and the start of a new publishing year! I can't wait to see how many more amazing books will get published!
Synopsis
For Dick and Jane, Dallas after World War II is a place of promise and prosperity: the first home air conditioners are making summertime bearable and Dick’s position at his father’s business, the Cadillac dealership, is assured. Jane has help with the house and the children, and garden parties and holiday celebrations are spirited social affairs. For the oldest of their three daughters, however, life is full of frustrating mysteries. The stories the adults tell her don’t make sense. Too curious for comfort, she finds her questions only seem to annoy them. Why won’t they tell the truth about Santa? What is that Holy Spirit business, and what is the difference between an angel and a ghost? Why is her mother often so tense and sad? And why does her father keep flying into violent rages?Hap and Hazard and the End of the World is an intimate, finely crafted novel about the innocence and vulnerability of childhood and the dangers posed by adults who cannot cope with life’s complexities. It is also about the ingenuity born of loneliness and neglect, and the surprising, strange beauty of the world.
Why I'm Waiting
This deals with Texas after WWII and deals with the stories we get told as children that don't exactly make sense. The reviews for this one have mixed opinions so far, but I'm interested to see what I think of it.
Information
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: Bellevue Literary Press
- Expected Publication: January 9th, 2018
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