Ebook {Epub PDF} Avoidance by Michael Lowenthal

 · In the powerful and daring novel Avoidance, Lowenthal elegantly draws unexpected parallels between the Amish and Camp Ironwood. By doing so, he ingeniously explores an age-old dilemma: individual desires versus the good of a community. Read ISBN This is the official website of author Michael Lowenthal, whose work includes THE PATERNITY TEST, CHARITY GIRL, AVOIDANCE, THE SAME EMBRACE, and the . In the powerful and daring novel Avoidance, Lowenthal elegantly draws unexpected parallels between the Amish and Camp Ironwood. By doing so, he ingeniously explores an age-old dilemma: individual desires versus the good of a community. more/5(8).

This is an article about a book. For the non-confrontational method of handling conflict, see avoidance (conflict). Avoidance is a novel by Michael Lowenthal. It was nominated for a Lambda Literary Award in Avoidance explores the topics of. Avoidance by Michael Lowenthal; Jeremy becomes infatuated with Max, a year-old at summer camp. Max confides in him that he has been molested by the camp director. girls. Abby, My Love by Hadley Irwin; Acid Row by Minette Walters; L'Amant, The Lover, by Marguerite Duras; The Anatomy Lesson by Philip Roth; Angel with a gun by Joe DeCicco. MICHAEL Lowenthal set the bar high for himself with his first novel, 's The Same Embrace. His new novel Avoidance avoids the second-novel slump and delivers a finely crafted, insightful book. Harvard grad student Jeremy Stull has been studying the Amish--their religion, their community, and, in particular, the phenomenon of "shunning.".

In the powerful and daring novel Avoidance, Lowenthal elegantly draws unexpected parallels between the Amish and Camp Ironwood. By doing so, he ingeniously explores an age-old dilemma: individual desires versus the good of a community. Read Full Overview. Related collections and offers. Avoidance: A Novel by Michael Lowenthal. Paperback $ Ship This Item — Qualifies for Free Shipping Buy Online, Pick up in Store Check Availability at. Avoidance is a novel by Michael Lowenthal. It was nominated for a Lambda Literary Award in Avoidance explores the topics of child sexual abuse, hebephilia and pederasty. It is also about social conventions and mores, and ways in which they depend on environment and upbringing.