Violence CL

by Richard Bausch

Book Overview

In this shattering novel, a man walks into a convenience store--which turns out to be precisely the wrong place at the wrong time. The near-death and seemingly arbitrary survival of Charles Connally are rendered with a realism, horror, and compassion that explore the strands of brutality running invisibly through his life, his wife's--and perhaps, that of the entire nation. Author reading tour.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0395595096
• ISBN13: 9780395595091
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 293 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.9" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

What Happened, Indeed

What happened is right, as another reviewer asked. But what I want to know is why is this book no longer in print? It is one of the best I have read in ages...an excellent treatment of an unfortunately pervasive issue. I read Good Night Mr. & Mrs. America and was less than impressed, but this was great stuff.