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Toots in Solitude: A Novel Paperback – January 1, 1995

by John Yount (Author)

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Forty-nine-year-old Toots Henslee's near-idyllic solitude - he lives in a tree house overlooking a river near Nashville - is invaded by Sally Ann Shaw, a wannabe country-western singer on the lam from her hoodlum boyfriend, from whom she's stolen a quarter of a million dollars. Yount's fourth novel is a wry fable about identity and commitment, responsibility and the vagaries of love.

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LJ's reviewer considered this to be "for a special audience, but highly recommended nonetheless" (LJ 1/84). The unusual plot finds "Toots" Henslee leaving his wife to live in a tree house. He is soon joined by Ann Shaw, who is on the run from her drug-dealer boyfriend. John Irving fans should enjoy this.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Author of four other critically acclaimed novelsWolf at the Door, The Trapper's Lasts Shot,Hardcastle (reissued by SMU Press in 1992), and Thief of Dreams (reissued by SMU Press 1994)JOHN YOUNT teaches at the University of New Hampshire. He has been the recipient of a Rockefeller Grant, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and an NEA grant.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Southern Methodist Univ Pr; Reprint edition (January 1, 1995)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 200 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0870743848
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0870743849
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.75 x 0.75 x 8.25 inches

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J. Fitzpatrick

Solitude? Not So Much!

Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2015

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The whole 'thing' is silly, or not to be taken too seriously, but there's something about it that makes it difficult to dismiss. Is it fun? Certainly contemporary, I seemed to always be on the brink of just letting it go, but I couldn't put it down, either. The absurdity had just enough adherence to keep me close by. It is fun.

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bookloverintexas

Another little gem of a book.

Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2011

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Toots is 49, divorced, and has set up house high in a tree deep in the woods on the bank of a river in Tenn. - joyfully giving up all of life's luxuries and thriving living the simple life, until one day he suddenly finds himself sheltering a terrified young woman, Sally Ann, on the run from some really bad guys.
Great story telling in the wonderful Yount style with many unexpected twists and turns, high in tension and excitement, good detail of the surroundings to "take you there", and enjoyable eccentric characters to love and hate.

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C Denton

book ordered for a friend

Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2018

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The friend who asked me to order this book remembered it from the past. She seemed satisfied.

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Josh1972

Great mix of character and plot set around Nashville

Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2020

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This is a story expertly told from the 1980s that went nowhere. I thoroughly enjoyed it after 35 years. John Yount is a bit of a culture hero, and only a few people know of his great novels still available in libraries.

Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2004

I am a fan of John Yount's work and love his characters and their worlds. This book has a great sense of two worlds colliding and how that all works out.

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henry

a charming story

Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2000

I sometimes think when I look at reviews on this website if any one has read some of the obscure books I have read and voila! someone else has read Toots in Solitude. It is an overlooked book. I found it extremely enjoyable. It is well written, well organized and moves right along. And it comes to an inevitable conclusion. Very fine, indeed.

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downinthevalley

A lost classic

Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2020

This is one of the best novels no one has ever heard of. It is funny, full of feeling and beautifully plotted and written. Do yourself a favor and take a look

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Maggie

Excellent service - book condition as described

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 19, 2014

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Very impressed with the prompt service and the book was in very good condition. An interesting story and I now have an American library book on my shelves! Thank you.

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