Miss Entropia and the Adam Bomb - Softcover

Rabasa, George

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1609530357 ISBN 13: 9781609530358

Publisher: Unbridled Books, 2011

Synopsis

No other obsession strikes as hard as the love that hits a teenaged boy especially if he’s the sort of kid who is no saner than he wants to be. From the moment Adam Webb sees Francine Haggard in the van that is supposed to return them to the Institute Loiseaux the two young mental patients are inextricably connected. Adam will never let this girl go.

From hiding her in his bedroom to spiriting her away to Minnesota’s north woods, Miss Entropia” becomes the focus of Adam’s every thought and of everything he does. He believes her to be a goddess, his own goddess.

But the pyromaniacal Miss Entropia will be neither worshiped nor owned. And so Adam’s possessiveness is destined to push her to the breaking point.
Theirs is an incendiary love story, an unbalanced Romeo and Juliet, that spins and arcs its way strangely toward tragedy.

About this title

About the Author:

George Rabasa s most recent novel is The Wonder Singer (Unbridled, 2008). His collection of short stories, Glass Houses, received The Writer s Voice Capricorn Award for Excellence in Fiction and the Minnesota Book Award for Short Stories. His novel Floating Kingdom received the Minnesota Book Award for Fiction. And The Cleansing was named a Book Sense Notable. His short fiction has appeared in various literary magazines, including Story Quarterly, Glimmer Train, The MacGuffin, South Carolina Quarterly, Hayden s Ferry, American Literary Review, and in several anthologies. Rabasa was born in Maine, raised in Mexico, and now lives in Minnesota.

Review:

Clever. . . . Rabasa (The Wonder Singer) maintains a playful cleverness throughout, fueled by piquant dialogue and sharply etched characters. . . . Well-played, keenly felt. --Publishers Weekly

George Rabasa s latest novel is a speedy little car, following the misadventures of two lovable misfits.....his depiction of Adam s maturation is fascinating. Threaded throughout are questions worth considering about the relative nature of balance and the necessary envelope of privacy each person needs to live. --ForeWord magazine

Miss Entropia is fantastic Get out your trusty red pen and put a pretty circle around April 5th, when Miss Entropia and the Adam Bomb hits shelves. You can thank me later. --The Book Lady s Blog

About this edition

• Publisher: Unbridled Books
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1609530357
• ISBN 13: 9781609530358
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336