BOOK OF UNCLES

by Robert P. Tristram Coffin ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 20, 1942

Coffin has an established audience, and this will strike a spark for them, though I question its extending that reading market. With nostalgia, affection, folksy humor, he introduces some of his favorite people, his uncles, rooted in truth and augmented with fiction. A nice species, these Maine old timers, -- Uncle Shubael, who was unlucky on an epic scale; Uncle Nate who created the doughnut;Uncle Timothy, the scapegoat who disappeared; Uncle Peter who lost seven sons and replaced them; Uncle Amos who was just average; Uncle Walt who told lies, etc. etc. It has a nice quality.

Pub Date: Oct. 20, 1942

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Macmillan

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Oct. 1, 1942

Categories: FICTION