Dale Loves Sophie to Death
by Robb Dew
Love and family are the subjects of Dew’s novel, published in 1982,
about a woman who travels to her Midwestern hometown with her three
children but leaves her husband behind in New England (Little Brown,
$13.95).
Continental Drift
by Russell Banks
Continental
Drift tells the story of a New Hampshire boiler repairman dissatisfied
with his piece of the American dream who moves to Florida and sunnier
climes. His story alternates with that of a Haitian mother who has
escaped to Florida to save herself and her young son. The two lives
intersect in dramatic and tragic circumstances (Harper Collins,
$14.95).
Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage
by Alice Munro
A
collection of stories by perhaps the greatest living short story
writer. Any one of the stories can be richly discussed, as she shows
that every person’s life makes a story (Random House, $14.95).
