Beyond Deserving
A psychological family novel centered on twin brothers and the pressures that grow inside one household. Set in Oregon, it follows how love, obligation, and rivalry shape a family over time.
Work Information
It quietly digs up the pain buried deep within a family.
Against the backdrop of twin brothers, family expectation, and the landscape of Oregon, the novel explores the fragility of relationships and the possibility of repair. It is a dense psychological novel that stays close to inner life.
Review Summaries
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Its deep psychological focus is frequently valued, with readers responding to the accumulation of fine-grained observation.
Book Information
- Publisher
- Permanent Pr Pub Co
- Published
- 1991-09-01
- Language
- 英語
- Size
- 15.24 x 3.18 x 22.23 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9781877946073
- ISBN-10
- 1877946079
- Price
- 6468 JPY
- Category
- 洋書/Literature & Fiction/Contemporary
When Katie and "Fish" Fisher's nine-year-old daughter, Rhea, appears from Texas, where she is being raised by Katie's mother, the entire family is beset by a summer of upheaval and problems
Reviews
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I love Sandra Scofield's writing style, subtle and unadorned but striking. The characters in this novel--all so flawed--take you into uncomfortable territory, force you to examine your own shortcomings and put aside your preconceived notions of right and wrong, good and bad.