Author: Josh Davis:

 ISBN: 0974726176 

The following review was contributed by:  Paul Lappen & CLICK TO VIEW Paul Lappen's Reviews

This is the story of Charlie Fell, a twenty something
writer living in the small town of Alton. It's a
rather grubby sort of life, watching his friends
smoke, drink and use various other illicit substances.
James, one of Charlie's housemates, is a fall-down
drunk who imprints the outline of his body in
Charlie's ceiling because of one of his falls. Charlie
finds himself less and less interested in Lola,
another housemate, and wonders how to make a
reasonably painless break with her.

Charlie's mother and stepfather go on a week-long
vacation and ask Charlie to housesit. Naturally, the
house becomes the site of a week-long party, populated
by an ever-changing group of friends and friends of
friends. Throughout much of the story, Charlie is
engaged in the pursuit of Grace, a lovely, and to
Charlie, extremely compatible woman.

This is a beautifully written novel. It will also take
some work on the part of the reader. There will be
periods where the reader will wonder what happened to
the story. The plot is laid out in broad chunks with
little or no advance information. By all means, stick
with this book. It is very much worth reading.