Gloucesterbook

This complex and intellectually extensive novel is an anthropological discovery of the various personal and social dimensions that define an imaginative place on the East Coast, to which the West Coast protagonist adapts and subordinates his new life even as he assists several of their inhabitants in their polyphonic story.

The benign helpfulness of this book's language - its precision and humor, its sheer competence and intelligent ambition - creates a unique landmark in fiction.

This novel is part of Bayliss's series GLOUCESTERMAN. Each of the four novels may be enjoyed independently.