Farther Along (novel) explained
Farther Along is an American novel written by Donald Harington.[1] [2] [3] It was published in 2008.
Plot
The Bluff Dweller decides to abandon modern living, to vanish from society, so he begins living like a Native-American inside a cave up in the Ozark Mountains. The Bluff Dweller nearly drinks himself to death, but two women save him.[4]
Characters
- The Bluff Dweller – the protagonist of the novel and only identifier for his name that is given by Harington, former curator of a museum of U.S. historical treasures, who has left his life to live in a stone cave, and to take on the appearance of the people who used to live in such places, "Bluff Dwellers".
- Eliza Cunningham – an attractive historian who wants to study the paramour of a former governor of the state. She is also the love interest of the Bluff Dweller.
- French horn – a mysterious narrator of the novel, may be a woman's monologue.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 2008-04-15. Review of Farther Along. Kirkus Reviews.
- Web site: Review of Farther Along. Publishers Weekly.
- News: Sallis. James. James Sallis. 2008-06-29. Another time, another place. Los Angeles Times. 2020-09-22.
- Web site: Farther Along by Donald Harington . The Toby Press . 2014-02-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131105053633/http://tobypress.com/books/fartheralong.htm . 2013-11-05 .