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A handbook for drowning
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By Shields, David S.
- ISBN
- 978-0-67940-111-7
- Publisher
- New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1991.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on January 1, 1992
Similar in theme to his most recent novel, Dead Languages ( LJ 4/1/89), these linked stories sensitively probe the psychic wounds inflicted by families. They paint a composite portrait of Walt Jaffe, an intelligent, obsessive young man struggling to overcome the effects of his parents' emotion...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
