Robert Olen ButlerLiterary Fiction · Historical Fiction·b. 1945
Perfume river
Synopsis
Robert Quinlan, a seventy-year-old historian, finds his marriage to Darla strained by time and unspoken histories. The lingering shadow of the Vietnam War continues to divide his family, particularly his estranged brother Jimmy. As their father nears the end of his life, old wounds resurface, further complicated by the unexpected appearance of an unstable homeless man who profoundly impacts them all.
How it reads
Prose complexity 7/10
Content warnings (2)
TraumaDeath Of A Parent