By Levi S. Peterson At 80, Douglas Thayer goes on writing impressive fiction, as this latest novel shows. Cast in short, simple sentences and concentrating on the concrete instead of the abstract, The Tree House not only captures the rhythms of Mormon life in Provo during the mid-twentieth century but also figures forth the tensions …
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OK, Mormon: Review of Doug Thayer’s “The Tree House”
By E. George Goold Everyone familiar with Mormon letters knows Douglas Thayer. The veteran Brigham Young University English professor established himself with the landmark short story collection Under the Cottonwoods, built a long, distinguished career with novels including Summer Fire and The Conversion of Jeff Williams, and delighted audiences with his memoir, Hooligan: A Mormon …