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The Rock Orchard: A Novel
by Paula Wall

The Rock Orchard: A Novel
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Author: Paula Wall
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-01-03
ISBN: 074349623X
Number of pages: 272
Publisher: Washington Square Press

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Book Review: An unforgettable portrait of a disappearing American South
Summary: 5 Stars

In mid-20th century Tennessee, the tiny town of Leaper's Fork is home to a wealth of colourful characters. There's Boone Dickson, the irresistible handyman who moves among the women of the town like a stallion; Dr Adam Montgomery, who inhabits other men's dream's like a hermit crab; beautiful Kyann Merriweather, mistress of the diner and wise beyond her education or her years. And most memorable of all, there are the Belle women; independent, amoral and as commanding as queens. Irreligious, cigar-smoking matriarch Charlotte makes money grow like seedcorn; wanton beauty Angela is a walking catalyst, dissolving social barriers and stirring every man she touches into greatness.

First-time novelist Paula Wall is a mistress of atmosphere. She draws an unforgettable portrait of a disappearing American South and its singular people, from the louche Ivy Leaguers who spend their winters going native in its swamps to the "trash" of Stringtown over on the wrong side of the tracks. There's a real sense here that she cares for her characters, tracing each of them along a journey towards some measure of personal redemption - though salvation isn't always where they expect to find it.

In stark contrast to the heartless intellectualism of some literary fiction, this is a warm and witty book, full of life, good humour and earthy humanity.

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