A really significant book by an author whose SS SAN PEDRO won him some recognition. Marks a milestone in the handling of the American small town, applying the GRAND HOTEL technique, with the result that you see the town from diverse angles, its web intricately interwoven, the lives of its inhabitants, rich and poor, touching at unexpected points and brought into focus by a typhoid epidemic. The central character is the country doctor, not the usual glorified, sentimentalized figure, but a rather surprisingly shoddy and at the same time appealing human being. A much better book than Edna Forber's AMERICAN BEAUTY, but should appeal to the same type of reader. Has something of the DR. SEROCOLD flavor.
Thank you! You’ll get the first email of recommendations from our critics within a week!
Bummer. There was a problem adding your email address. Please try again.
Subscribe to Pro Connect
Be the first to discover new talent!
Each week, our editors select the one author and one book they believe to be most worthy of your attention and highlight them in our Pro Connect email alert.
Sign up here to receive your FREE alerts.