Hardcover. NY, Delacorte, 1st, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in an unclipped dust jacket, 83 pages. This slim novel concerns a family trying to fill the gaping void left by the loss of a mother. The author's clipped dialogue and meticulously pared-down descriptions convey a deceptive simplicity--there are deep, intricate rumblings beneath the surface calm of MacLachlan's words. When his mother walks out on 11-year-old Journey and his older sister, Cat, the boy refuses to believe she will not return. Clean copy.
