Synopses & Reviews
Review
"Nominally a first novel, Johnson's collection of linked tales is a study in moral and cultural dilution. The title is suggestive of the storyline, which is both circuitous and circular, winding through the lives of three generations of whites and Ojibway Indians brought together in isolation at a northern Minnesota fishing lodge. The prose is direct, the emotions understated, though Johnson's powers of description are at times unworthy of his setting and subject matter." Reviewed by Daniel Weiss, Virginia Quarterly Review (Copyright 2006 Virginia Quarterly Review)