They are in ecstasy over their purchase, boundlessly confident in their young love. Stephen and Angela Landis, newlyweds from suburban Chicago, are buying a farm in Iowa. Each story is a vision of life, alternately dark and joyous, gritty and hopeful. After moving south of the border for his second novel (The Geography of Desire, 1989), Boswell heads back home to take a leisurely look at a divided American family (the same territory as in Crooked Hearts, 1987). With this prize-winning collection, Boswell proves himself a mature craftsperson, weaving stories both poignant and profound. Each story revolves around characters with a choice to make, and Robert Boswell renders these characters in all of their fine, vulnerable, and relentless attributes. There are stories of men at war, of lovers trying to begin a relationship, of others trying to sustain their love. In 'Dancing in the Movies' a college student returns to his hometown, where he finds his girlfriend-a heroin addict-and tries to convince her to overcome her habit. 'The Darkness of Love' narrates three days in the life of a black policeman, distressed by his inner fears of racism and irresistibly attracted by his wife's sister. Mystery Ride by Robert Boswell Jump ToDevice-independent eBooks eBook Requests eBook RequestsGo wannabeeme Posts38 WRZ67.

In the end, this book probes individual impulse and responsibility, creating stories so unerringly authentic that they become-irrepressibly-part of everyone who reads them. Mystery ride Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. What with her husbands infidelities and her. Often there is no right or wrong, and the characters' motives for the choices they make are as diverse as the childhood memories they cherish and abhor. A complete list of all Robert Boswells books in order (10 books). Encompassing a vast gamut of personalities, situations, and emotions, these stories penetrate our motives for doing what is right.