Period of Confinement

by Moira Crone

A Baltimore working-class neighborhood verging on the arty is the background for the tenuous relationship between twenty-seven-year-old Alma Taylor, who has always steered clear of family commitments, and Richard Kaplan, who always keeps his options open

Genres: Fiction

302 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1986

Reviews

[Annabel Joseph · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just adding another spectacular oldie from my keeper shelf.

I read this book years ago. Almost twenty years ago I bet... I re-read it again recently and it affected me just as deeply. The characters are interesting, original, and the storyline is very redemptive. I empathized with the protagonist, Alma, and I loved this authors voice.

[Trish Clifford · Rating 3 out of 5]

I bought this book on the bargain table when I was in college. The protagonist is very...accessible?-- and I waited for years to find something else by her. She has an unusual voice as a writer.

[Charlotte · Rating 5 out of 5]

I always keep coming back to read this book.. there's something about the ending.. how she had to 'leave' to find herself and to be found.. the forgiveness of her spouse.. the accepting of herself.. you have to read it for yourself.