The Round Barn (Hardscrabble Books)

By Suzi Wizowaty

Book Overview

In a deft and satisfying debut, Suzi Wizowaty skillfully weaves multiple story lines, told in a variety of voices, around the acquisition and relocation of a historic round barn by a museum in... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1584652829
• ISBN13: 9781584652823
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: University Press of New England
• Length: 249 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.7" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

Rich characters set in a compelling story

A wonderful story set in Vermont. Ms. Wizowaty introduces a rich, varied cast of characters - artists, students, loners, lesbians - but they never become cliches. The reader is pulled into the story by the author's excellent storytelling skills; she manages to weave together several disparate sub-plots in a compelling, cohesive manner. I hope to see more novels from Ms. Wizowaty in the future!

great american novel

The Round Barn takes us back to the days of the great american novel by authors of the past. Ms. Wizowati really gets the characters lives of their own and tells a good story too. Very few novels stay with you long after reading, this one does. I think we will be hearing from this author for a long time to come.

An impressive debut.

The story centers around a museum in rural Vermont that acquires and relocates a historic round barn (the scene of moving the silo with a helicopter is wonderful). However, this is really a character-driven novel. The author successfully braids together half a dozen different storylines (featuring characters young and old, gay and straight) into a satisfying whole. The author has thoroughly imagined each of the characters and presents them with great skill and sympathy.