Faraway Places

Let's Talk About It! Faraway Places ( 1993), Tom Spanbauer's western gothic novel, may remind some readers of William Faulkner. Set on a farm north of Pocatello, it tells of a boy's sudden coming of age in a violent summer of racial prejudice, drought, corruption, and family turmoil.

Tom Spanbauer, who grew up in Idaho, is the author of two novels and lives in Portland, Oregon and New York City.

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