Posted on August 20 2006
Jeff Baker reviews Thomas McGuane’s latest book in The Oregonian today. “‘The Refugee,’ a novella that anchors the second half of the book, is a slow-builder with an abrupt payoff. Set in Key West, it’s full of enough nautical details to make Robert Stone seasick but has a classic McGuane hero, a good man who washes away memory with drink and can’t make peace with himself. Escape is impossible, even on the open ocean, and redemption has a price that must be paid by hand.”
Gallatin Canyon on Amazon.