The Ha-Ha.(Brief Article)(Audiobook Review)

Kliatt | November 1, 2005| | Copyright

THE HA-HA. Dave King. 2005. Read by Richard Poe. 10 tapes. 12.75 hrs. Recorded Books. 1-4193-2070-x. $94.75. Vinyl; plot, reader notes. A

Howard Kapostash has recreated his life after a severe head injury suffered in Vietnam left him unable to speak or write. He manages to hold a job as a gardener at a convent and pays his bills by sharing his family home with three lodgers, but he is essentially closed off from the world. When his old high school girlfriend asks him to take care of her 9-year-old son while she goes through drug detox, he reluctantly agrees. Long-repressed ...

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