The Road to Dalton by Shannon Bowring
6/6/23; 250 pages
Europa Editions
The Road to Dalton by Shannon Bowring is a highly recommended debut literary novel about small town Maine.
The narrative of The Road to Dalton follows citizens of the fictional small town of Dalton in 1990 Maine. The narrative carefully and compassionately follows three couples and the tension and dilemmas they face. Rose is being abused by Tommy. Richard, the local doctor, sees it all while tolerating a loveless marriage to Trudy. Trudy is in love with Bev, wife of Bill and mother to Nate. Nate's wife Bridget is suffering from post-partum depression. Sarah and Greg are struggling with the unique challenges of adolescence.
This is a character driven novel that relies upon your compassion and care about the people who populate Bowring's small town in order to hold your attention and interest. The interconnected chapters follow the reactions and emotions of the characters who inhabit the town. You might have to set some disbelief aside, but you will be interested in the feelings and reactions of these characters.
The writing is incredible and insightful, although you may have to
set some disbelief aside. These characters and their situations will
resonate with many readers. This is an excellent debut and Bowring is an
author to watch in the future.
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