The Quick and the Dead

Three teenage girls in Arizona are the focus of Joy Williams's somewhat surrealist fourth novel--her first book in 10 years. As they live their indolent lives, the girls encounter a collection of eccentrics, including a suicidal piano player, a man who believes a monkey lives inside his head, and a big-game hunter in love with a child. A New York Times Notable Book for the year 2000. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.