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Adult Books - Fiction - General Fiction
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Spilling Clarence.
Ursu, Anne (author).
Jan. 2002. 288p. Hyperion/Theia, hardcover, $22.95 (0-7868-6778-7).
REVIEW.
First published December 1, 2001 (Booklist).
Clarence is a small town, home to both a college and a factory. A fire at the factory produces a chemical spill, and deletrium is released into the air. None of the experts is sure what effect it will have, but the residents of Clarence are about to find out. Memories--happy, bittersweet, and painful--flood back to them. Professor Bennie Singer is overwhelmed by memories of his dead wife, while his mother is faced with all of her regrets. Susannah Korbert, a young woman unhappily residing with her fiance in Clarence, is hit with memories of her mother, whose mental illness has kept her a distant, almost frightening figure in Susannah’s life. As the residents of Clarence relive their pasts, they realize that they need to make important decisions about their futures. The characters are all stuck, paralyzed by pasts that they must leave behind to move on with their lives. With compelling, scarred characters and a cleverly rendered setting, Ursu’s debut is both thought-provoking and enjoyable. — Kristine Huntley
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