Fiction: Heading Out to Wonderful by Robert Goolrick

Thursday, July 19, 2012


Heading Out to Wonderful (Algonquin) is exactly that. Wonderful. That is, it’s filled with wonder. Robert Goolrick, author of A Reliable Wife, has once again dug beneath the surface of lives, unearthing mystery and motive that, when combined, drive this impressive, hypnotic tale relentlessly forward.

The year is 1948, in a gorgeous Virginia valley. Charlie Beale comes to town with two