Trombone

by Craig Nova

Invited by his arsonist father to torch Los Angeles, Ray soon finds himself drawn into his father's life yet desperate to outrun the flames in a story that is a parable about a son's problematic inheritance. Reprint.

Genres: Fiction

278 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published June 1, 1992

Reviews

[Ron · Rating 3 out of 5]

I picked TROMBONE up at a used book store in Santa Fe. It looked interesting and back had endorsements by some authors I like. Have to say, though, reading this book was like listening to a monotone drone that had words. The story was mildly interesting but I didn't detect and inflection or a change in tone in the 247 pages of it. Maybe I'm just not sophisticated enough.

[Broken Wires · Rating 3 out of 5]

"That's all right ....you don't have to say anything .I keep forgetting that if I ask no questions I won't hear any lies"



"I love you "he said
" why?" She said
" Because you're outside all the rules"

[zunggg · Rating 3 out of 5]

An OK enough father-son tale, enlivened by a third-act trip to Vegas and an interpolated story about a man who pins his hopes on breeding greyhounds. Not as good as the other two Novae I’ve read.

[Valissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

"You can't see beauty, Raymond, you really can't, until you've got some regrets."

[Jason Patenaude · Rating 4 out of 5]

Don't understand why Craig Nova isn't better known. Funny, terrific author, and this is one of his best.

[Susan Katz]

Good story, but the level of description is just at the edge of my tolerance. Beautifully written, but doesn't always propel the story.