The Blue Geography

Description

“The Blue Geography” continues the story of the characters in the critically acclaimed short novel, “Wintershine”. A mercurial book about the quest for freedom and the pursuit of happiness, it interweaves four stories which span the 20th century; those of Beatrice, her mother, Louise, her Uncle Robin (all of whom narrate) and that of Beatrice’s uncle, Lyman Roy. Louise tells about her youth when she ran away on a wild horse that she loved. Robin, who is a timid boy, tells about flying off rooftops and almost off an Hawaiian hilltop, (and about how he discovered when he was on stage that he could sing). Roy’s story, which Beatrice relates, is different – a “journey to the interior,” a story of withdrawal, retreat into what Beatrice calls “the world’s heart”- and the one she learns the most from. An American myth, a chase after a dream that spans continents and oceans, a long rainbow – in this case, Scotland to Maui, this is a book that explores the concept of boundlessness and a quest for freedom of the spirit.

First finalist The Texas Review 2001 novel contest, judged by George Garrett

“So real, so rich — and poignant. Beautifully written. Fabulous!! I love this book!” by someone who read this on Christmas Day

“The Blue Geography is marked by lyrical passages of memory reminiscent (to me) of the writing of Louise Erdrich and by sharply etched dialogue. While the book’s subtitle, “A Romance,” may encourage some readers to think of the popular romance genre, the book is in fact a serious, well-wrought work of literature.” George Uba, poet, Chair, Dept. of English, Cal State, Northridge

“This is the story of a family told in multiple voices. It is more than that, however. The prose shimmers with the details of the landscape in all seasons, and the characters’ voices present life as they see it and know it in unusual clarity for each persona…I love this book!” Eileen Granfors, fiction writer Amazon Review

“The Blue Geography is a beautiful book. Eve La Salle Caram takes us with her to revel in the details of life that bring us into he beauty and clarity of memory and emotion…”Arnold I Miller, Amazon Review.

Fiction : Literary
Fiction : Romance – Contemporary