The Widows' Adventures

Dickinson depicts recently widowed elderly sisters Ina and Helene, who resolve to leave their suburban Chicago neighborhood behind, master their fear of loneliness and drive to Los Angeles; only Helene knows how to drive, and she is blind. ``Dickinson offers a tightly constructed, highly deliberate narrative. . . . His accumulated insights, and the rhythm at which he reveals them, will linger and leave a lasting impression,'' commented PW. (Sept.)