Willow Temple: New & Selected Stories

A contemplative selection of twelve short stories from the celebrated author Donald Hall, Willow Temple focuses on the effects of divorce, adultery, and neglect. Hall's stories are reminiscent of those of Alice Munro and William Maxwell in their mastery of form and their ability to trace the emotional fault lines connecting generations. From Willow Temple is the indelible story of a child's witness of her mother's adultery and the loss that underlies it. Three stories present David Bardo at crucial junctures of his life, beginning as a child drawn to his parents' cozy adult coven of drunks and growing into a young man whose intense first affair undergirds a lifelong taste for ardor and betrayal. In this superbly perceptive collection, Hall gives memorable accounts of the passionate weight of lives.

Author: Donald Hall
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 08/23/2004
Pages: 210
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.52lbs
Size: 7.86h x 5.14w x 0.58d
ISBN13: 9780618446612
ISBN10: 0618446613
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Short Stories (single author)