![]() ![]() They seem eager to let the boys, ages 9 and 10, know that the town is aware they are being raised single-handedly by their schoolteacher father, Tom. When Ike and Bobby Guthrie collect subscription money on their paper route, everyone they talk to brings up their mother's confinement to bed. The town of Holt is small, and people know a bit too much about each other's lives. ![]() ![]() With economical language and crystalline dialogue, Haruf creates a cast of characters who come together to form a unique community. 10 - The ties of family are those of the heart, exerting a pull much stronger than blood, in Kent Haruf's new novel "Plainsong.'' The meandering plot is beside the point of this lovely work set on Colorado's Eastern Plains. ![]()
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