Lamb
by:
Bonnie Nadzam (author)
Winner of the 2011 Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel PrizeLamb traces the self-discovery of David Lamb, a narcissistic middle aged man with a tendency toward dishonesty, in the weeks following the disintegration of his marriage and the death of his father. Hoping to regain some faith in his own...
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Winner of the 2011 Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel PrizeLamb traces the self-discovery of David Lamb, a narcissistic middle aged man with a tendency toward dishonesty, in the weeks following the disintegration of his marriage and the death of his father. Hoping to regain some faith in his own goodness, he turns his attention to Tommie, an awkward and unpopular eleven-year-old girl. Lamb is convinced that he can help her avoid a destiny of apathy and emptiness, and even comes to believe that his devotion to Tommie is in her best interest. But when Lamb decides to abduct a willing Tommie for a road trip from Chicago to the Rockies, planning to initiate her into the beauty of the mountain wilderness, they are both shaken in ways neither of them expects. Lamb is a masterful exploration of the dynamics of love and dependency that challenges the boundaries between adolescence and adulthood, confronts preconceived notions about conventional morality, and exposes mankind’s eroded relationship with nature.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781590514375 (1590514378)
ASIN: 1590514378
Publish date: 2011-09-13
Publisher: Other Press
Pages no: 288
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
Literature,
Adult Fiction,
Realistic Fiction,
American,
Literary Fiction,
Adult,
Contemporary,
Relationships,
Dark,
Fiction
I read this in one go, with an increasing sense of horror, like watching a slow motion car crash and saying NO..0..0...0..,The subject matter of this is pretty disturbing, but the writing is tremendous...you want to look away but you can't..
I read this in one go, with an increasing sense of horror, like watching a slow motion car crash and saying NO..0..0...0..,The subject matter of this is pretty disturbing, but the writing is tremendous...you want to look away but you can't..
With seductive lulls and the artificial logic of manipulated consent, Lamb creates trust where none should exist, illuminating the almost unconscious -- and not insincere -- mechanisms that David Lamb, in his mid-life years, uses to convince 11-year-old Tommie to accompany him on a road trip from Ch...
Bonnie Nadzam has written an insightful, fascinating character study, supported by a gift for landscape description, but marred by some inconsistency.David Lamb is middle-aged, a liar and a loser, a narcissist and a dreamer, a kid who never really grew up. Living alone in a hotel with other marital...