The Junk-Drawer Corner-Store Front-Porch Blues

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From Publishers Weekly In this quip-packed novel from the author of Do Black
Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? , narrator Donald Cooper, a divorced
father and gag writer in L.A., reassesses his life and finally comes of age.
Donald is gloomy: the results of his lung biopsy are pending, his girlfriend
has just stormed out of the apartment, it's his 45th birthday and no well-
wishers have called--not even his elderly mother back in Chicago. Donald
himself has avoided his hometown since his younger brother's death 25 years
ago. But when he learns that his mother has been hospitalized after a fall, he
rushes to her bedside. She persuades him to retrieve some items from the house
where he grew up, and returning there allows him to begin a protracted eulogy
to Danny, who died at 18. In no particular order, he recalls baseball games,
family dinners, holidays and dating, telling how Danny, his closest friend,
shrugged off competition though he was a natural at sports and easily won
girls over with his mature sensitivity. Powers based this novel on a one-man
show, Scissors, Paper, Rock , in which he toured the country in 1989; reading
it is like watching a series of home movies. Copyright 1991 Reed Business
Information, Inc. Read more From Library Journal Do not be misled by the
awkwardly hyphenated title. Powers, author of The Last Catholic in America (
LJ 2/15/73) and Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? ( LJ
12/1/75), offers a well-crafted tale of humor and redemption. The story
follows comedy writer Donald Cooper as he returns to his family home and
confronts the grief he has carried for 20 years. Cooper's memories of growing
up in a Chicago neighborhood, Saturday baseball, evenings on the porch, and
unfinished lives are counterpoised with the complexities of his present
relationships. Told as a series of flashbacks interspersed with ironic
commentary, the result is a funny and poignant tale of the human journey and
family bonds. An excellent addition to all fiction collections. Previewed in
Prepub Alert, LJ 10/15/91.- Jan Blodgett, St. Mary's Cty. Records Ctr.
Archives, Leonardtown, Md.Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. Read
more See all Editorial Reviews

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Product Details:

Hardcover: 224 pages
Publisher: Dutton Adult; First Edition edition (February 28, 1992)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0525934057
ISBN-13: 59
Product Dimensions: 20 x 20 x 20 inches
Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces

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