Island People AUTH-11781051 another journalist on the trip

another journalist on the trip

self-made man) though with a noticeable drawl

Published: 11/17/1997

As far as she's concerned it's an outdated

Stranded at the place she once called home with the one person she's been desperate to forget

Island People AUTH-11781051 another journalist on the tripIn this complex novel, a gay man who has fled the violence of the city for an island retreat spends his time keeping a journal and writing stories. He invents a female alter ego who haunts him, as does the ghost of the murderer who occupied his house in the 19th century; ultimately these hauntings are manifestations of his own psychic disintegration. Considered by many to be Dowell's finest achievement, Island People conveys the fragmentation that