The Summer Son is a 2011 novel by Craig Lancaster, and the second novel by the author. In 2010, it was a Utah Book Award Finalist.[1][2]
Story
editThe novel is set partly in 1979, in the west of the USA, and partly in 2007.
Mitch Quillen and his wife Cindy are undergoing a rocky patch. When Mitch's estranged father appears to be making telephone calls to the couple, only Cindy can see the potential in them. Mitch goes to visit the father he barely knows, with surprising consequences.
Reception
editCritical reception has been positive.[3] The Lively Times gave a positive review for The Summer Son, stating "The writing is clear and straightforward, with depth and sincerity, giving broken hearts and damaged souls hope for healing."[4] New West also gave a favorable opinion, writing "In The Summer Son, Lancaster has sliced open another vein of domestic pain for a more ambitious book. If he’s not quite as successful here as he was with 600 Hours of Edward—a tightly-wound novel with an unforgettable narrator (the titular Edward who has Asperger’s)—then it’s not for lack of trying."[5]
References
edit- ^ Moore, David, and Simon, Lisa.[1], Reflections West, Year 2, Episode 35, Retrieved on 6 November 2013.
- ^ “Lancaster Novel a Finalist for Utah Book Award”, Billings Gazette, Billings, 31 July 2011, Retrieved 6 November 2013.
- ^ Seaman, Donna Seaman. "The Summer Son (review)". Booklist. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ^ Shafter, Judy. "The Summer Son (review)". Lively Times. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ^ "Craig Lancaster Confronts Domestic Pain in 'The Summer Son'". New West. Retrieved 5 May 2015.