Synopsis A refugee from Mormonism (which included a faithless husband), Verna Flake travels to Los Angeles and Mexico in an attempt to begin a new life.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1989-10-01 |
| Size | | Height: | 8.5 in | | Width: | 6.0 in | | Thickness: | 1.2 in | | Weight: | 20.0 oz |
Publisher's Note Verna Flake flees a failed marriage and rigid Morman lifestyle for impersonal Los Angeles, where she meets up with her brother's widow, with whom she travels to Baja to escape her violent husband.
Industry Reviews "Under the ...honesty and generosity of [her] writing is a delicate and impressive artistic strength...[This book] lingers in my mind as a journey through the desert of the west and of the soul." Ursula K. Le Guin
"Judith Freeman possesses one of the strangest, most distinguished voices in American fiction today. There's really nothing to compare her with, except, maybe the austere beauty of a Japanese rock garden." Chicago Tribune - Carolyn See
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