SynopsisFord's fourth novel is set in the same Western landscape that so distinguished his acclaimed collection Rock Springs, and with it he extends his reputation as one of the most compelling and eloquent storytellers of his generation . . . providing us with both the pleasures of narrative and the sad wisdom of art.--The New York Times. Wildlife is the story of coming out into the world as it resolutely is, never the world we hope it is., The setting is Great Falls, Montana, where the Rockies end and where, in 1960, the promise of good times seems as limitless as the sweep of the prairies beyond. This is where the Brinson family hopes to find a better life. Instead, sixteen-year-old Joe Brinson watches his parents discover the limits of their marriage and, at the same time, the unexpected depths of dignity and courage that remain even when love dies.
LC Classification NumberPS3556.O713W55 1990