NPR : Under the Radar: Books Not to Miss - 0 views
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On the other hand, Link's writing is so remarkable, her use of language so mind-bogglingly perfect, that you're sucked into the world of the stories before you know it , beguiled by descriptions like this one, of a sofa covered with "an orange-juice-colored corduroy that makes it appear as if the couch has just escaped from a maximum security prison for criminally insane furniture."
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mandober89 on 08 May 07This sounds really interesting! yay!
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Perry's narrative voice — smooth and low-key — invites readers along for what turns out to be a most pleasurable ride.
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The life of the main character, Paul Trilby, has never been the same after he drowned his wife's cat, Charlotte, in the couple's bathtub.
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Without giving away too much of the plot (except to say that it includes human sacrifice and zombies), it's best to just say that the cat, Charlotte, who's bent on revenge, continues to run Paul's life.
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A Novel of the Lewis & Clark & Kinneson Expeditions tells the story of a Vermont ex-soldier named True Teague Kinneson and his nephew, Ticonderoga, who race Lewis and Clark to the Pacific.