With imagination and a great deal of heart, Ed Bach, the author of the recently released novel, Joleen, uses his creative agility to forge the faulting character, Willie Pinkly, a threadbare, middle-aged man who spends his days toiling in his eight-by-eight cube, winnowing nickels and dimes from the company's customers. Once considered a shoo-in to reach the executive suite, the years have taken its toll, and Willie spends his days spinning in his...