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Robert Hough
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Perhaps the only rule of writing that can’t be broken is the eternal “write about what you know.” By the same token, there is no rule so woefully misunderstood: thanks to this wooly maxim, countless hard drives around the world are, at any given time, storing quasi-autobiographical coming-of-age tales.
The problem is that the vast majority of people’s lives are just not interesting enough to wa... read more »
The problem is that the vast majority of people’s lives are just not interesting enough to wa... read more »
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The Final Confession of Mabel Stark
   3.90 avg rating — 559 ratings
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2001
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The Stowaway
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2004
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The Culprits
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2007
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Dr. Brinkley's Tower
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2011
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Dr. Brinkley's Tower: A Novel
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2013
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“Soon the sky began to turn a starlit lavender. Many looked up and admired it, for it was often said that when you are no longer moved by the last stages of dusk in the Mexican desert, it is time to shake the hand of your Maker.”
― Robert Hough, Dr. Brinkley's Tower
― Robert Hough, Dr. Brinkley's Tower
“…you know if you look close at the black of a tiger’s whisker, it turns out it isn’t black at all, but a swirl of violet and deep blue and kelp green.”
― Robert Hough, The Final Confession of Mabel Stark
― Robert Hough, The Final Confession of Mabel Stark
Topics Mentioning This Author
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| Between the Wars: Mabel Stark | 14 | 41 | Sep 23, 2009 08:49am | |
| The Seasonal Read...: 10.1 (UNDER THE BIG TOP) | 33 | 159 | Dec 16, 2009 04:34pm | |
| CBC Books: Hough, Robert | 1 | 4 | Mar 30, 2011 03:40pm | |
| Bookmarks Subscri...: ~Have You Read?~ | 7 | 30 | Aug 24, 2011 04:33pm |
“Soon the sky began to turn a starlit lavender. Many looked up and admired it, for it was often said that when you are no longer moved by the last stages of dusk in the Mexican desert, it is time to shake the hand of your Maker.”
― Robert Hough, Dr. Brinkley's Tower
― Robert Hough, Dr. Brinkley's Tower
