Beyond Deserving Author:Sandra Scofield This powerful, highly acclaimed novel of family conflict and the redeeming power of love evokes the world of the Fisher family and the simmering conflicts that threaten it. At the heart of this rich, rewarding story are Katie and Fish, a sensitive woman who has made one too many sacrifices and a Vietnam vet lost in a labyrinth of anger and viole... more »nce. Though their marriage is threatened at every turn, the lovers remain locked in an indestructible, if sometimes unbearable, union. Meanwhile, Fish's good-natured twin, Michael (the brothers are as different as Cain and Abel), and his wife, Ursula, seem unable to connect. They devote themselves to others, yet are tormented by solitude. And the Fisher children are left looking for guides in a world that appears as strange to them as it does to their parents. Filled with telling, poignant details -- and the sometimes messy, silly, painful incidents so familiar to family life and love -- this vividly imagined work announces the arrival of an important new voice in American fiction.« less