Waltz in Marathon

Waltz in Marathon is a 1983 fiction novel written by Charles Dickinson, about a loan shark whose life is changed by the return of his grown children and an old romance.

Waltz in Marathon
AuthorCharles Dickinson
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreFiction
PublisherAlfred A. Knopf
Publication date
September 12, 1983
Media typePrint (Hardcover)
Pages275
ISBN039453199X

Plot summary

Gentleman loan shark Harry Waltz, a sixty-one-year-old resident of Marathon, Michigan, finds his life dramatically altered by the return of his grown children and his romance with Mary Hale, a successful, forty-year-old lawyer.

Reception

Waltz in Marathon received positive reviews from critics. Ruth Doan MacDougall of The Christian Science Monitor wrote that "This is a startling first novel, mature and professional, abounding with good spirits."[1] Kirkus Reviews stated that "this is uncommonly satisfying fiction--with bright, intimately etched scenes, Dickinson's self-assured style (quiet, artful). . . and, above all, characters of quality and qualities."[2]

Cover Art

The artwork for this book was done by famed illustrator and children's book author Fred Marcellino.[3]

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References
  1. "Harry Waltz, Loan Shark, at home; Waltz in Marathon, by Charles Dickinson. New York: Alfred A. Knopf Inc. 276 pp". Christian Science Monitor. 1983-12-02. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
  2. WALTZ IN MARATHON by Charles Dickinson | Kirkus Reviews.
  3. 1951-, Dickinson, Charles (1983). Waltz in Marathon (1st ed.). New York: Knopf. ISBN 039453199X. OCLC 9646453.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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