Hearsay A Novel Author:Peter Spielberg HEARSAY is a novel blending both reality and fantasy. Spielberg takes the reader through the life of Lemuel Grosz from youth to death the way one would witness another's life. From a distance we are introduced to an eclectic cast of characters and plot twists from which Lemuel attempts to escape or avoid involvement. It is not clear which situat... more »ions are real and which are in his imagination. Lemuel attempts to escape daily life through vows of silence, exile, and celibacy. The cast of characters features a lovelorn landlady, a mercy-killer, a woman who bears a startling resemblance to his "lost" sister, a police spy, a wild taxi driver, a substitute wife and surrogate son. We view Lemuel's life in bits and pieces forcing us to make judgments on rumors, interpretations and suspicions.« less