Shootout with Father

"The delicate structure of SHOOTOUT WITH FATHER is on of the novel's finest achievements. Hauser uses the present action as scaffolding for the richer, denser material of the past, which breaks through the real-time story in associative flashbacks as James addresses the reader in a tone that moves from confession to dare: Can you stomach it? Can you look on without blinking? What makes the reader accept the dare--this is a literary page-turner--is the scrim of generosity through which James cannot help but see his father, despite the abuse, despite their sadistic relationship."Marianne Hauser is the author of 'Shootout with Father', published 2002 under ISBN 9781573661003 and ISBN 1573661007.