Men from Boys

By John Harvey

Book Overview

What actions must a boy take to become a man? One might use a razor to clear his first growth of beard, while another could employ it as a weapon -- both actions might be a fitting rite of passage. In... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0434011819
• ISBN13: 9780434011810
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Heinemann
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.

Customer Reviews

strong suspense anthology

The sixteen short stories and one novella (Andrew Coburn's My Father's Daughter) focus on men coming of age when faced with a crisis that makes each protagonist have to use a path that will hopefully leave them with self-esteem and respect. Interestingly none of the characters are similar in temperament, varying in social or economic class and even age as some boys do not become men until their thirties and older. The settings also vary from Manhattan to the World War I front and obviously differing time periods. What they have in common is that each tale is a superb suspense thriller with the center being a boy turning into a man trying to cope with difficult situations that mature someone rather quickly and that the authors are all men. John Harvey of Charlie Resnick fame brings together a virtue hall of fame of male suspense writers and each hits a thrilling home run. Harriet Klausner