Whistle: A Novel - Rilegato

Daugharty, Janice

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0060175516 ISBN 13: 9780060175511

Casa editrice: Harperflamingo, 1998

Riassunto

When Roper, an uneducated, hard-working black man in the South, discovers the body of his boss's wife, dead of a sudden heart attack, he fears he will be sent to jail for murder and hides her body in a deep well. By the author of Earl in the Yellow Shirt.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Janice Daugharty is Writer-in-Residence at Valdosta State University.

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Roper is illiterate. He is a poor, hard-working black man in the unforgiving heart of south Georgia, striving each day to put distance between his new life and his probation for a petty crime one year earlier. His routine is his savior: At sunrise he mounts the tractor belonging to Math Taylor, a prominent white landowner, and grooms the vast grounds of the Taylor home -- until one morning, when Roper's routine goes terribly wrong. While mowing the tall grass at the back end of the property, he comes across the body of his boss' wife, dead of a heart attack. In a moment of panic, terrified that he'll be blamed for her death and sent back to jail, Roper hides her body where it will not be found.

With the ensuing days and weeks comes a painstaking and fruitless search for the missing woman. The police want to interview Roper, to ask him if he happened to see Lora Taylor before her mysterious disappearance. After all, wasn't he running the tractor around the time she vanished?

Now Roper is not sure he did the right thing. He should have called for help. And there is no way he can come forward at this point. As the investigation begins and the tragedy hits the evening news, Roper is nearly crippled with self-induced fear and paranoia.

A gritty novel of suspense, Whistle is a powerful departure for acclaimed southern novelist Janice Daugharty. Masterfully weaving the fears of a desperate man with the stark lives of those around him, Daugharty creates a landscape of profound questions and moral quandary. Whistle is Daugharty's most evocative and ambitious novel to date.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Harperflamingo
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0060175516
• ISBN 13: 9780060175511
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 217
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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