Purgatory on the Pacific

LEAVING LOVESTIFF ANNIEBy Chris F. NeedhamN.O.N. Publishing185 pages, $19.95 Review by Frank MoherWhat exactly does the disclaimer inside the cover of Chris F. Needham’s new novel, Leaving Lovestiff Annie, mean? “Any resemblance to actual persons living, dead, or residing in White Rock is entirely coincidental,” it reads. Does this suggest that the retiree/resort community just [...]

Rising to Heights

FALLING FROM HEIGHTSBy Chris F. NeedhamNow or Never Publishing310 pp., $21.95 Review by Frank Moher Falling from Heights is the kind of novel that book reviewers live for (or at least this one does); ambitious, largely successful in its ambitions, engaging, and seeming to come out of nowhere. In fact, it comes from a small [...]