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Volk, Toni Maybe in Missoula
New York Soho Press 1994 1569470073 / 9781569470077 Y Hardcover N
From Publishers Weekly With a quirky sensibility reminiscent of Anne Tyler's, the author of Montana Women returns to her native state for a second novel that explores a woman's relationship with her husband and his brother. In her early 30s, Annie is tired of sex with her straightlaced husband, Morton, the owner of a furniture store. Why, she wonders, don't the women's magazines publish articles like &doublequote;How to Tell Him You Hate It and Why&doublequote;? She does tell him, in the nicest possible way, that she's quitting sex; a divorce ensues, after which Annie and Sammy, her 12-year-old son, move to Missoula. There they encounter Paul, Annie's first love and Morton's brother, who may also be Sammy's real father. The author deals her cards face-up, with little suspense in the way the story unfolds, but there is much that's wonderful in her rendering of the tricky, constantly shifting nature of relationships over time. Occasional passages from the viewpoint of Morton or Paul provide intriguing contrast to Annie's own perceptions, and the past is a tangible presence in the recollections of the three main characters, as well as in scenes with their elderly parents. Marred only by a somewhat puzzling, anticlimactic ending, the novel is an earthy, humorous rendering of a woman's attempts to establish an identity in the world, even as she reaches for new ways to understand her parents, child and lovers past and present. Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Library Journal Coming of age took Annie Tomlin a little longer than most, for an early entry into marriage and motherhood left no time for introspection during her younger years. It isn't until Annie gives up sex and divorces husband Morton that old, unresolved difficulties begin to attract her attention. Thinking she can leave them behind in Butte, Annie sets out across Montana with her son, Sammy. After a month of touring, they approach the Idaho border, but Annie can't bring herself to cross it. Instead, they turn back toward Missoula, which becomes the setting for Annie's new life and identity. All the people in Annie's life are complex personalities, and Volk's realistic characterization of their unusual relationships will certainly appeal to readers who enjoy psychological novels. With its artful exploration of Annie's quest for self-discovery, Volk's second novel also succeeds as a Bildungsroman of the Nineties. Recommended for all fiction collections. - Janet Wilson Reit, Univ. of Vermont Lib., Burlington Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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