Stormy Weather: A Novel

By Michael Meehan

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1559706201
• ISBN13: 9781559706209
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: Arcade Publishing
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.9" x 5.8"

Customer Reviews

COMPELLING AND INVOLVING...AND SURREAL

Like his earlier novel THE SALT OF BITTER TEARS, Michael Meehan has, by way of his carefully constructed language, brought to the reader's reality the strange world of the Australian hinterlands of the 1950s. The characters that fill this novel are all unique and very real -- as odd as they are, they never come off as unbelievable creations. Also, as in his earlier work, the natural surroundings are almost a character themselves -- both the landscape and the weather (as implied by the title).The reviews I've read of this novel -- as well as the jacket-flap information -- indicate that this is a partial retelling of Shakespeare's THE TEMPEST. I have to admit ignorance of that particular work (or perhaps just a faded memory since my schooldays, take your pick), so I can't really speak to the parallels between the two. The story herein stands well on its own, I must say -- Shakespearean shadows aside -- and is one that will, I think, remain with the reader (or in his/her dreams/nightmares) for some time to come.It came to my mind that stormy weather can either isolate us with its power (and our own fear) or throw us together, forcing us to interact and leave our marks on the lives of others around us (for good or ill). In this story, there's a bit of both, although the latter scenario is the one that wins out -- and just about everyone involved comes away from the experience a bit richer, touched and changed by those around them.