Where "Spartina" was a romance with a strong male point of view -- a kind of "Young Lobsterman and the Sea," with added virility in the form of an extramarital affair -- "Compass Rose" develops ...through the perspectives of the women in Dick Pierce's life: his wife, May; his girlfriend, Elsie; and his illegitimate daughter, Rose.
Aspiring creative writers will find a mentor in John Casey. In this impressive collection of essays, the winner of the National Book Award for his novel Spartina (1989) shares with novices hard-won ...insights into the process of crafting great fiction.
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Julia Vitullo-Martin Vitullo-Martin, Julia
Commonweal,
06/2004, Letnik:
131, Številka:
12
Book Review, Magazine Article
Vitullo-Martin reviews Waterfront: A Journey around Manhattan by Phillip Lopate, The Outlaw Sea: A World of Freedom, Chaos and Crime by William Langewiesche, The Ordinary Seaman by Francisco Goldman, ...and Spartina by John Casey.
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Compass Rose Wilkinson, Joanne
Booklist,
09/2010, Letnik:
107, Številka:
1
Book Review
In this sequel to the author's National Book Award-winning Spartina (1989), Natural Resources warden Elsie Buttrick is forced to grapple with the fallout from her affair with Rhode Island fisherman ...Dick Pierce. As the novel opens, Elsie has just given birth to their daughter, Rose.
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