A Diving Rock on the Hudson - a Novel by Henry Roth

A Diving Rock on the Hudson Volume II of Mercy of a Rude Stream - A Novel by Henry Roth Painting a grand panorama of New York City in the Roaring Twenties, Henry Roth once again draws us into the adolescent world of Ira Stigman. Through this absorbing narrative, Roth evokes a bygone time - a time of innocence shadowed by forbidden experience, for Ira's fateful story is that of a tormented teenager doomed to near madness by the twisted, violent urges within his own heart. So intense and consuming is a secret carried by the young Ira that is can only be revealed by the old man, seventy eyecares later, in streams of cathartic torrents that free him from the shackles of his past. Details - Author: Henry Roth - Pre-Owned, Good Condition - Cover has some damage, the remainder of the book is in excellent condition (see picture) - Weight: 1lb., 6 oz. - Dimensions: 9" x 6" x 1"