2008 Woodie Awards
Arkansas Tech professor writes thoughtful fiction
Timothy Baghurst
Issue date: 10/22/07 Section: Life & Style
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"Meeting the Dead," by Andrew Geyer (University of New Mexico Press, $18.95)
College friends John and David are traveling through South America after finishing their college degrees. Not exactly sure what to do with his life, John is using the time to decide his future. Eventually, the pair arrive in Peru at the ranch of David's relative Heim Ulmson.
Heim is having problems of his own. Having overextended himself financially, he is in debt to local banker Don Enrique de la Cruz. Unfortunately, the families of Don Enrique and Heim have a troubled history and John finds himself caught in the middle of a bitter struggle. To some degree, this struggle has become supernatural in nature and John must understand the past in order to control the future.
To make things just a little more complicated, John falls head over heels for Heim's beautiful neighbor Linda de la Piedra. Unfortunately, he is not the only one and soon he and David are not on the best of terms. With the approach of El Niño and its floods, John must make decisions which will not only affect his own future, but also those whom he has come to hold dear.
This is a deeply rich text that will be enjoyed by those looking for a book with substance. Most fiction published today consists of superficial content, which entertains without provoking any real thought. "Meeting the Dead" provides readers with a story, which is not just entertaining, but one that can be savored and pondered.
College friends John and David are traveling through South America after finishing their college degrees. Not exactly sure what to do with his life, John is using the time to decide his future. Eventually, the pair arrive in Peru at the ranch of David's relative Heim Ulmson.
Heim is having problems of his own. Having overextended himself financially, he is in debt to local banker Don Enrique de la Cruz. Unfortunately, the families of Don Enrique and Heim have a troubled history and John finds himself caught in the middle of a bitter struggle. To some degree, this struggle has become supernatural in nature and John must understand the past in order to control the future.
To make things just a little more complicated, John falls head over heels for Heim's beautiful neighbor Linda de la Piedra. Unfortunately, he is not the only one and soon he and David are not on the best of terms. With the approach of El Niño and its floods, John must make decisions which will not only affect his own future, but also those whom he has come to hold dear.
This is a deeply rich text that will be enjoyed by those looking for a book with substance. Most fiction published today consists of superficial content, which entertains without provoking any real thought. "Meeting the Dead" provides readers with a story, which is not just entertaining, but one that can be savored and pondered.
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