That Summer's Trance

By J.R. Salamanca

Book Overview

In That Summer's Trance his subject is betrayal, both of oneself and of others, in a culture of material rewards. It is an unforgettable story of one actor outdone by another, and it tells us more about role-playing, and the theater of everyday life, than I would have thought possible.--Charles Baxter

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566492203
• ISBN13: 9781566492201
• Release Date: July 2001
• Publisher: Welcome Rain Publishers
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Poignant tragedy

This book does not require a review! It is the kind of a perfect book that occupies the spare time as well as the mind. Dr. Salamanca proves again that he is one of the greatest living American writers as he offers more insights into these powerful human conditions: love, lust, greed and jealousy. This book is closer to his A Sea Change than Southern Light as it maintains the brilliant prose, the rolling words, the exquisite detail and the loving poise about its pages. Can anyone ever capture the breadth and detail of one's personal anguish better than J.R.? Read and enjoy!

Devastating

This beautiful, and ultimately shattering, novel held me in a trance for weeks. Somehow, J. R. Salamanca manages to intertwine character-driven psychological and emotional suspense, richly poetic language and contemporary (nay, timeless) themes so skillfully, I read as though compelled. It left its mark, and one far deeper and more enduring than anything I could have imagined when I first entered the deceptively placid fictional world of its characters. Deeper praise I cannot offer than to say that I will miss and wonder about these people for a long time. This is terrible, beautiful writing and knowing....

Stunning Journey

This beautifully written novel takes us deep into the life of an man who has lost his soul. Out hero is a gifted actor who becomes a successful entrepreneur only to face the consequences of wearing too many masks. His undoing is another equally talented actor. Together they reveal the beauty and betrayals implicit when "all the world's a stage" edges out love in life's passion play.The exceptional quality of That Summer Trance is its combination of narrative drive, fully realized contemporary characters, and shimmering prose. Any one of these elements is rare enough, but together, it's quite stunning.