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Angle of Repose
Wallace Stegner. Penguin USA: 1992 (paperback). ISBN: 014016930X. 569 pages.
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Here is a great book group deal: two compelling stories for the price of one,
all wrapped up in a much loved, much lauded Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Stegner's narrator is Lyman Ward, a physically
and emotionally isolated historian trying to write a novel about his grandparents' relationship and about their incredible
pioneer experience in the American West. For Lyman, the past has always been a comfortable place, and he is eager to examine
all the conflicting emotional and intellectual needs that led to the rise and decline of his grandparents' marriage,
constructing a powerful story along the way. Unfortunately for Lyman, his research reveals more about the present, more
about his own life and his own marriage, than he would care to confront. Angle of Repose is one of those novels that
stays with you for a long time-it's a fascinating story of family, of the frontier, of faith and the failure of faith. Yes,
it packs a wallop at 500+ pages, but trust us, you won't run out of things to talk about.
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