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Forge, Dec 2001, 22.95, 283 pp.
ISBN: 031287779X
Now in his fifties, director Sam Bonner is known for being a member of the Wild Bunch due to his years of boozing and womanizing as much as his highly regarded western movies though Sam has not made a new flick in five years. His career may be over, but the worst blow to Sam is to learn that Sara, his third wife and the love he always sought, is dying from leukemia.
Sara has one simple request of Sam. With only three months left to live, she wants to learn everything she can about her beloved husband. Already grieving though the love of his life still lives, Sam agrees to escort his beloved on a tour of his west starting with his hometown of Fresno. As Sara's physical health declines, her mental state turns upbeat while they complete the odyssey through Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas before returning to California for Sara to die and Sam metaphorically along with her.
BLUE SKIES ENDING is a warning tale that love must be cherished and nurtured because life is too short and second chances never regain lost time. The melancholy story line remains upbeat due to Sara who hooks the audience with her courage even as the reader feels empathy to Sam. Though Sara's final days in California seem stretched as she acts more like someone recovering from health problems, Arthur Winfield Knight succeeds in providing his deep message on life, death, and rebirth of relationships within an entertaining plot.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Time/era of story
- 1980's-1999
Who is...
- physically ill
Inner struggle subplot
Yes
Struggle with...
- (general) search for identity/new understanding
Family focus?
Yes
Family, sick/caring for
Yes
Disability or addiction?
- physical disability/sickness/injury
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- entertainer
Age/status:
- 40's-50's
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- homemaker
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
What % of story is romance related?
- 50%
Focus of story
- equally on him and her
How much dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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