Air Burial

by Jean Shields

Book Overview

Air Burial is an achingly beautiful and keenly observant debut novel that tells the story of three family members who hit the road in an attempt to flee the anxiety and disappointment of their lives. The road-trip frames the action in this poignant and powerful first novel, but on a deeper level, the journey is a search for what is sacred in a world where it seems that nothing is. Jean Shields's exquisite prose, pitch-perfect dialogue, and compelling characters make for a moving, elegiac story about duty and priorities, life and death, and all the things that love can mean.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786712740
• ISBN13: 9780786712748
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Carroll & Graf Publishers
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

I laughed, I cried.

I laughed, I cried and I LOVED Air Burial. Jean Shield's prose was poetry! Beautifully written, even after breaking all known social taboos. Jean, please write another book!

On The Road ... Again!

AIR BURIAL is a terrific read. I was involved very early on and to the point I couldn't put it down. There are some classic quotes in this novel that I don't want to give away ... dialogue that will have you laughing out loud and repeating like a mantra (my wife has one she constantly uses when confronted with particularly daunting people) ... my favorite quote continues to bring a smile to my face at the mere thought of it ... Jean Shields knows how to tell a story from both male and female perspectives and her ballsy drug addict character's stretch in a New Orleans lock-up (with some bad dudes) is gritty and graphic and a wonderful read through.It's a modern day On The Road ... with better dialogue ...