Touched A Novel
Touched A Novel by Scott Campbell is a poignant exploration of a family’s upheaval following a devastating revelation. Published by Random House Publishing Group on March 31, 1997, this Bantam trade paperback edition spans 324 pages and is presented in English. The narrative centers on twelve-year-old Robbie Young, who reveals a secret that alters the course of his family’s life forever, setting off a chain of events that impacts their small-town existence.
Readers will encounter a multifaceted story told through the perspectives of various characters, including Robbie’s mother, the perpetrator Jerry Houseman, and Houseman’s wife, Linda. This structure allows for a deep dive into themes of family life and coming of age, as Robbie reflects on his experiences fifteen years later during a high school reunion. The novel’s compelling voices and intricate storytelling create a powerful examination of trauma and its lasting effects on individuals and families.
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Robbie Young is an ordinary twelve-year-old boy about to drop a bombshell that will devastate his small town family. One day he rides his bike home after school, finds his mother in the kitchen making dinner, and speaks aloud the secret he’s been keeping for a year, “Jerry Houseman’s been touching me.” Robbie has been molested and the Young family will never be the same. From that moment on, the novel unfolds with inexorable power. The story is narrated in four parts: first by Robbie’s mother, then by Jerry Houseman himself, then by Houseman’s wife Linda, and concluded by Robbie himself fifteen years later, when he has returned to town for a high school reunion. Each voice is remarkably persuasive and utterly convincing, and the result is a novel that is impossible to put down as it is impossible to forget.
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