Mystery Ride (Masterplots II: American Fiction Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Robert Boswell
- First Published: 1993
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: 1966-1988
- Setting: Rural Iowa, suburban Los Angeles, Tucson, and Chicago
- Principal Characters: Stephen Landis, Angela (Landis) Vorda, Dulcie Landis
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: Family or family life, Teenagers, Marriage, Farms, farmers, or farming, Divorce
- Locales: Chicago, IL, Los Angeles, CA, Tucson, AZ, Iowa
The Novel
Mystery Ride is primarily the story of the marriage and breakup of Stephen and Angela Landis, a couple who purchase an Iowa farm in 1971 with idealistic notions about living in the country. The novel focuses on the events of 1987, eleven years after their divorce, when Angela decides to return to the farm in Iowa from her home in Southern California in order to help their daughter, Dulcie, sort out her teenage angst. Intermittent flashbacks to the late 1960’s and mid-1970’s fill in the background of the couple’s earlier relationship and their growth...
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