A Place Apart

by Ron Rozelle

Book Overview

Ron Rozelle, author of Into That Good Night and The Windows of Heaven , focuses again on his unique brand of characters and situations in a new novel set in modern-day Ohio. Sam, a reclusive... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1881515389
• ISBN13: 9781881515388
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: Texas Review Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Amazing Book

What I enjoyed most about this book is the realness and the concern I had for the characters after I finished reading the book. The events are true and could happen, it's real life, with real situtaions. Rozelle puts his words and thoughts together as if they are hooked by links of a chain.

A good and easy read.

Another great book by Ron Rozelle. I couldn't wait to get back to it each time I put it down. A masterful writing and a wonderful study of a man and those around him who so greatly depend on him. As is Rozelle's style, this book is filled with great descriptions and is very easy to read.

A beautifully-written, insightful book

The main character of this book is Sam, a man who for years has taken the easy way out, who always goes the path of least resistance. He is a chemical engineer who lives in Ohio and works at the plant where his father was an hourly worker for 40 years. His home is neat and tidy, just like his life, and he makes sure he doesn't clutter it up with too many emotional attachments or responsibilities. Suddenly his well-ordered world is turned upside down when his job his threatened, his father exhibits strange symptoms, and his son descends on him with a whole horde of problems. Sam learns a lot about himself and his relationships with his family as he bemusedly watches his world fall apart, bit by bit. Rozelle carefully crafts his characters and describes them in a way which bring them vividly to life. He infuses his book with a gentle humor which keeps everything in perspective. This is a little gem of a book which I heartily recommend.