The Summer He Didn't Die: Book summary and reviews of The Summer He Didn't Die by Jim Harrison

The Summer He Didn't Die Summary

Three novellas that celebrate life, wit, and family in all its forms. In the title novella, "The Summer He Didn't Die," Harrison resurrects his beloved character Brown Dog. "Republican Wives" is basically a comic take on the sexual neuroses of the subject and examining the mystery of why we desire each other... The third novella, "Where Are We?" has its origin in Harrison's feeling after writing Off to the Side that he had left out much of the "juiciest, sensuous, and sensual material.

The Summer He Didn't Die Reviews

'An appealing if not altogether essential work' - Library Journal.
'Harrison's admirers will find minor pleasures here, while waiting for the next novel.' - Kirkus.
'Shifts pitch-perfect perspectives effortlessly, with a lightness that belies its depth.' - PW.

Comment: On some pre-publication material this book was titled 'Republican Wives' - so if you're looking for 'Republican Wives' and cannot find it - this is it!

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Jim Harrison Author Biography

Jim Harrison was born in 1937, in Grayling, Michigan. He graduated from Michigan Statue University and taught there for a time. His writing has appeared in The New Yorker, Esquire, Sports Illustrated, Playboy, and The New York Times. Harrison is also the author of over twenty-five books of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, including four volumes of novellas, The Beast God Forgot to Invent (2000), Legends of the Fall (1979), The Woman Lit by Fireflies (1990), and Julip (1994); seven other novels, The Road Home (1998), Wolf (1971), A Good Day to Die (1973), Farmer (1976), Warlock (1981), and Dalva (1988); ten collections of poetry, including most recently Saving Daylight (2006),...

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