Eddie Hobson is quickly succumbing to a mysterious illness, and his children draw on the World War II veteran's dictaphone-recorded construction of an imaginary utopia for clues to their father's illness
Artie Hobson here describes the slow decline of his tyrannical father, interspersing his account with childhood memories and details of mysterious dictaphone recordings his parent has made. ``Powers brings each member of the family to vivid, quirky life in this accomplished narrative,'' praised PW. (Oct.) Copyright 1989 Cahners Business Information.