Shelter

A West Virginia Girl Guides camp in 1963 is the setting for Jayne Anne Phillips`s exploration of primitive evil. Two sisters, Lenny and Alma, are separated in different tents. Alma is upset about their mother, while Lenny is concerned with her best friend, Cap, who has been abandoned by her own mother. Buddy, the wide-eyed eight year old son of the camp`s cook, has been sexually abused. Lastly, there`s Parson, Buddy`s father Carmody`s former cellmate who wants to destroy him. Phillips switches from one subjective viewpoint to the next in this visceral nightmare. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.