The Novel
In this riveting new novel, James A. Michener, America's preeminent best-selling author, plunges us into the exciting world he knows so well: the world of books. Here is the fascinating story of a writer, editor, critic, and reader locked in a desperate scenario of life, death, love, and truth. Lukas Yodar, a novelist who has had a long, successful career, has written what he believes to be his final book- until tragedy strikes his community and he becomes obsessed with writing about it....Yoder's editor must fight to preserve her integrity- and her author- as her firm becomes the target of a corporate takeover....A critic who teaches literature near Yoder's university hates his success, and has his own ambitions....And finally, a devoted reader helps Yoder solve the mystery that is destroying their community.
