RETURN TO SOUTH TOWN

by Lorenz Graham ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 1, 1976

An earnest look at the New South through the eyes of David Williams who returns with his M.D. to the town that persecuted his uppity father some years before. Dr. Williams' plan to set up a rural practice is sure to be opposed by the town's other doctor, Harold Boyd, chief of the local memorial hospital and scion of the family that ran the Williamses out of the area. But the trouble doesn't come to a head until a plane crash gives Boyd a melodramatic excuse to accuse Williams of practicing without the state license that Boyd's old boy friends have conspired to delay. Until then, Williams spends his time renewing old acquaintances and musing over how things have changed--or not, as the case may be--in the company of his sociologist sweetheart who grafts her class analyses onto the black/white ones of Williams' South Town friends. The plot sloughs along awkwardly and Williams, whose only visible characteristic is sincerity, isn't as dynamic as he might be. Still, Williams' manifest good intentions may prompt readers to be patient with his expository professional manner.

Pub Date: Sept. 1, 1976

ISBN: 1590781643

Page Count: -

Publisher: T. Y. Crowell

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Sept. 1, 1976

Categories: FICTION