Our Town

OurTownisthedebutofastrikingliteraryvoice,onethatcapturesthedisillusionatthefringesofHollywoodasseenthroughahazeofdrugs,alcohol,abuse,andfallenaspirations.AnunseennarratorguidesusthroughthedarkfairytaleofDorothyWhite,anaspiringactresswhoneverquitefiguredhowtogetoutofherownway.?Herperfectmarriagetoanequallygoldenactor,Dale,quicklyturnsintooneofjealousyandviolence.Dorothyendsthemarriageyetbeginsalegacyofself-destructionforthefailedcouple,aswellastheirtwochildren,CloverandDylan.ButweseethepathosinDorothy?sattemptstogetbackontrack,tobeagoodwoman,mother,andgrandmother.Throughoutthenovel,sheisleftinthewakeofdecisionsthatturndisastrous.HerdownwardspiralfromelusivefameintoconsistentinfamyaseriesofDUIs,thecontinuingneglectofherchildren,astringoffailedandunhealthyrelationshipsisnotwithoutitsgrace,withthewarmthofhercharactershiningthroughherspackledmakeupandcloudofacridperfume.Inmanyways,DorothyWhiteisananti-heroinefortheagesvanillavoiced,?bewigged,loving,andeverradiantasympatheticcharactercaughtintheriptideofhertransformationfromsmall-townsoutherngirltoone-timetoastofHollywoodtoembarrassingtabloidfodder.OurTownisanoriginalandstartlingdebutnovel,onewhosefreshvoiceandexpertperspectivereinventstheHollywoodstoryforanewgenerationofreaders.,"OurTownisthedebutofastrikingliteraryvoice,onethatcapturesthedisillusionatthefringesofHollywoodasseenthroughahazeofdrugs,alcohol,abuse,andfallenaspirations.AnunseennarratorguidesusthroughthedarkfairytaleofDorothyWhite,anaspiringactresswho"neverquitefiguredhowtogetoutofherownway."Herperfectmarriagetoanequallygoldenactor,Dale,quicklyturnsintooneofjealousyandviolence.Dorothyendsthemarriageyetbeginsalegacyofself-destructionforthefailedcouple,aswellastheirtwochildren,CloverandDylan.ButweseethepathosinDorothy'sattemptstogetbackontrack,tobeagoodwoman,mother,andgrandmother.Throughoutthenovel,sheisleftinthewakeofdecisionsthatturndisastrous.Herdownwardspiralfromelusivefameintoconsistentinfamy-aseriesofDUIs,thecontinuingneglectofherchildren,astringoffailedandunhealthyrelationships-isnotwithoutitsgrace,withthewarmthofhercharactershiningthroughherspackledmakeupandcloudofacridperfume.Inmanyways,DorothyWhiteisananti-heroinefortheages-"vanillavoiced,"bewigged,loving,andeverradiant-asympatheticcharactercaughtintheriptideofhertransformationfromsmall-townsoutherngirltoone-timetoastofHollywoodtoembarrassingtabloidfodder.OurTownisanoriginalandstartlingdebutnovel,onewhosefreshvoiceandexpertperspectivereinventstheHollywoodstoryforanewgenerationofreaders."--,