Reviewed by columnist, Jolyn Thompson MLS. "What is
Rochester Reading?" in Rochester Women, Rochester, Minnesota, Summer
2002, page 49. Reprinted with permission.
What
is Rochester Reading? By Jolyn Thompson, MLS
Rough Terrain By Hadley Hoover Writers Club Ltd., 2001. 335 pgs. $18.95.
For all you local history fans out there, the setting for much of this book is
the former Rochester State Hospital, which was located in southeast Rochester
close to what is now the Quarry Hill Nature Center. The story follows Brigetta
and Bram throughout their childhood, courtship, and marriage. When an ugly act
tears at their lives, they fail to stop and question their reactions, and
blindly steer themselves into a tragedy of mythic proportions.
Hadley Hoover lives in
Rochester. She has written four other books that explore the dynamics of people
and their relationships: Uncharted Territory, Miles Apart, Hidden Crossing, and
Storm Path (coming in the Fall, 2002). Check out Hoover’s web site
http://hadleyhoover.com
