Whitman's Tomb: Stories from the Pines

From the author of Pinelands comes thirteen innovative short stories that chart the mysteries of everyday life. Set in and around the New Jersey Pine Barrens, the stories of Whitman's Tomb examine an often chaotic world where people struggle to preserve whatever small truths life has granted them. With an uncanny sense for locating the extraordinary within the familiar, Robert Bateman has created an insightful collection of fiction which challenges the reader and offers a glimpse of a world that never fails to surprise.