A novel in which not a great deal happens, but what does is recorded and recounted in a compelling way. Orvil Pym is plucked from school to spend the summer with his father and two older brothers. Sensitive, confused and the subject of stirring feelings and emotions, Orvil explores the world of people and relationships in a thorough but dispassionate manner.
(Clive Yelf - bwl 63 Winter 2011 ) |
