Their son died and no matter how hard they had tried, they felt stuck in the deformed relationship they had experienced with their son.Ī young man, Jim Pitt, comes along and wants to build a small camp at the bottom of their property. I chose the word ‘mourning’ rather than ‘grieving’, because their feelings were a combination of grief, regrets, disappointment, and guilt among others. In their mid-60’s and retired now, the Allstons left the East coast and are in California, in mourning. The story of Joe Allston and his wife, Ruth. Then, just when I was completely soothed into the atmosphere, it was like a rock fell from beside the waterfall and startled me into a story. It was like a lovely walk in a forest, with streams, birds singing, and maybe a waterfall. I chose the wor Once again, Wallace Stegner’s beautiful, descriptive prose drew me in to this novel from the beginning. Once again, Wallace Stegner’s beautiful, descriptive prose drew me in to this novel from the beginning.
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