| Lark City . . . a strange assortment of people in a vastapartment complex, each in his own way struggling to remaininvolved and useful in the face of enforced retirement. ArthurCrane, trapped with a sexless wife and craving affection.Stephanie Upshaw, a retired schoolteacher who has never knowna man's caress. Alan Markel, who never should have stoppedbeing a doctor. The naval hero who refights his war adventuresin taverns. "They're all in the same boat," Vincent Gallo says to Sam Kendall,Lark City's harassed manager, " and you'd think they would try tomake this last voyage together a pleasant one." Sam's job is tosee that they do, to the best of his ability, and his daughter Leeis there to help him. But along with Lee Kendall and her friendsare the less predictable young people of her bewilderinggenerationùthe hippies and beatniks and flower children, andabove all the rioters who bring this stirring novel to afrightening climax and provide the assorted residents of Larkwith an opportunity to see themselves as they really are. Larks Will Sing, though filled with action and surprises, is perhapsHugh Cave's most provocative novel to date. Enforced retirementin today's swift world is creating a whole host of new problems.Mr. Cave explores some of them and comes up with startlinganswers. |
