Understanding Women - Smith, C W
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A big-hearted coming-of-age novel that captures the 1950s in an evocative snapshot. James Robert (Jimbo) Proctor, who has just turned 16, spends the summer in New Mexico with his uncle Waylan and his new wife, and he leaves on the cusp, not so much of manhood but of adult responsibility.

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A big-hearted coming-of-age novel that captures the 1950s in an evocative snapshot. James Robert (Jimbo) Proctor, who has just turned 16, spends the summer in New Mexico with his uncle Waylan and his new wife, and he leaves on the cusp, not so much of manhood but of adult responsibility.
Autorenporträt
C. W. Smith is the author of the novels Thin Men of Haddam, Country Music, The Vestal Virgin Room, Buffalo Nickel, and Hunter's Trap, as well as a collection of short stories--Letters from the Horse Latitudes--and the memoir, Uncle Dad. A reporter, film critic, and free-lance journalist, he was a recipient of the Dobie Paisano Creative Writing Fellowship from the University of Texas and two National Endowment for the Arts fellowships. In addition, he has received several awards for his short stories. A member of PEN and the Texas Institute of Letters, he has served on the Literature Panel of the Texas Commission on the Arts. Smith is currently a professor of English at Southern Methodist University.