Book Review by New York Times Best Selling Author Ellen Tanner Marsh Shadow Fields By D. F. Whipple What happens when you wake up from the American Dream to find that you are actually living in an American nightmare? Can reality ever be as good as all you had hoped for? In D. F. Whipple's wild original debut, Shadow Fields, we're about to find out. Jack Maguire has it all: charm, power and enough money made on Wall Street to live like a king. But things are definitely not what they seem. His wife Jennifer, for instance, is so plagued by her past that she soon sinks into the brink of madness. His daughter Anne is depressed and suicidal. And Jack's favorite anodyne, work, just isn't doing the job for him all of a sudden. How can Jack live when the only dreams he has now are broken ones? As satirical as Thomas Wolfe's Bonfire of the Vanities and as inventive as Nabokov, Whipple has great fun poking holes into Wall Street sacred cows. His prose is diamond-hard and shining with meaning, and his characters are so alive and rich, you'll swear you know them personally. But Whipple is after more important things than creating mere satire. This is a tough reexamination of lives in the balance, careers on the make or break, and the casual way in which we sell our souls to achieve what we only think we want. Blistering, funny and deeply moving, this cautionary tale tells us to be careful for what we wish for, because getting it may not make us happy. At least not as happy as this richly satirical novel does.
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Control - Jack wanted it back. It was ripped away long ago. So, this life of Wall Street - a realm where reality and myth intertwined - had taken its toll - on his body and on his soul. After December, he felt besieged, and it was all random and meaningless, and Jack knew he was falling into the abyss. Jack Maguire has it all: money, power, charm, and the ability to overcome any challenge, until today. Suddenly Maguire, the CEO of Taylor Drake and one of the most powerful businessmen in America, finds himself helpless-desperate for bearings. Working ninety hours a week is no help; in fact, the harder he works, the deeper he sinks. His wife, Jennifer, has grown distant. Anne, his teenaged daughter, is depressed. And worst of all, a tragedy struck on Christmas Eve. After years of camaraderie and laughter, Jack now suffers alone - a winner overwhelmed with loss. Wry, heartfelt, and deeply poetic, "Shadow Fields" explores the nature of opposites - life and death, success and failure, hope and fear - but ultimately asks whether these are opposites at all. Indeed, Jack Maguire cries out for an answer, and in the process, he speaks for everyone.
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BIO FOR D.F. WHIPPLE D.F. Whipple was born on November 10, 1965 and began writing short stories at the age of two. At ten, he starred in an educational film, The Big Yellow Fellow, which won the Golden Babe Award at the Chicago Educational Film Festival. After moving through four states, he attended high school in Pennsylvania, where he was graduated from Germantown Academy. He continued his education at Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1988) and University of Pennsylvania (M.B.A./M.A., 1992), then began an eleven-year career on Wall Street. Through his work and education, he lived in such diverse locales as London, Hong Kong, New York and the Midwestern United States. In 2003, he left finance to establish a consulting practice, and at this time also immersed himself in acting classes at The School for Film and Television in New York. After eighteen months of intensive study, he resolved to fuse his experiences into his first novel, Shadow Fields. He lives in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
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A gem--read it!
28. Mai 2007
Von Mark Z. Twain
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If you have ever heard someone describe seeing Springsteen at the Stone Pony *before* Greetings from Asbury Park, or saw LeBron play basketball in high school, you can get a sense for how I feel having read D.F. Whipple's Shadow Fields. The book is beautifully written, not just engaging but engrossing. That it comes without the hype of a major publishing house makes it even more delicious.
Shadow Fields tells the story of Jack Maguire, a man on the fast track who gets to the top and wonders what he has sacrificed and whether he should change course. But this is a fresh take on this not uncommon story.
I'm no literary critic, so I can't delve too deeply here, but the highlights of the book for me were the characters and their conversations, which are vivid and oh-so-real; the examination of the marriage, which will have anyone in a relationship doing some soul-searching; and the fact that I did not want to put this book down.
The book also passes my other tests: I will give it to friends confidently; and I will read it again myself to delve deeper into some of the important themes.
Look--I'm rooting for Whipple, in part because he is not backed (yet) by the big publishers. I just ordered Snooker Glen, his second novel, although I wonder if an author who scores big with his first novel can possibly nail the second as well.
And I recommend this book highly. You will enjoy reading it, and it will get you thinking. And someday, we'll all boast about how early we were aboard Whipple's career.
Shadow Fields tells the story of Jack Maguire, a man on the fast track who gets to the top and wonders what he has sacrificed and whether he should change course. But this is a fresh take on this not uncommon story.
I'm no literary critic, so I can't delve too deeply here, but the highlights of the book for me were the characters and their conversations, which are vivid and oh-so-real; the examination of the marriage, which will have anyone in a relationship doing some soul-searching; and the fact that I did not want to put this book down.
The book also passes my other tests: I will give it to friends confidently; and I will read it again myself to delve deeper into some of the important themes.
Look--I'm rooting for Whipple, in part because he is not backed (yet) by the big publishers. I just ordered Snooker Glen, his second novel, although I wonder if an author who scores big with his first novel can possibly nail the second as well.
And I recommend this book highly. You will enjoy reading it, and it will get you thinking. And someday, we'll all boast about how early we were aboard Whipple's career.
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SHADOW FIELDS by D.F. WHIPPLE
8. Mai 2008
Von Helen Callas Reiner
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Shadow Fields is a wonderful book which captures you the minute you open and start reading the first page. I found that I could not put it down. D. F. Whipple's main character, Jack Maguire, comes alive immediately. You are sure you know him or someone like him and so you keep on reading because you really want to know what will happen.
When you read this book you will feel the impact of the story because it hits home for many of us who are control people or who know control-type people--this is such a story where Jack Maguire who has money, power and all that goes with it. His journey of how he handles the gamut of life, death and all the ramifications that come with his decisions will keep you riveted. Like many, we can relate to Jack's successes, failures and finally the impact his lifestyle had on himself, his family and friends.
I most highly recommend this wonderful book--you will love it. I know we will be hearing more from this new, exciting writer--D. F. Whipple. Remember this name.
When you read this book you will feel the impact of the story because it hits home for many of us who are control people or who know control-type people--this is such a story where Jack Maguire who has money, power and all that goes with it. His journey of how he handles the gamut of life, death and all the ramifications that come with his decisions will keep you riveted. Like many, we can relate to Jack's successes, failures and finally the impact his lifestyle had on himself, his family and friends.
I most highly recommend this wonderful book--you will love it. I know we will be hearing more from this new, exciting writer--D. F. Whipple. Remember this name.
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Get Legs: Shadow Fields by D.F. Whipple
13. Juli 2006
Von C. Lyons
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Shadow Fields is a pleasant surprise. As a first fiction, this book is more textured and mature than expected. I picked it up because I was bookless. Prior to the purchase of Shadow Fields, I had not heard of D.F. Whipple. Despite the captivating cover, I expected nada. Turns out that the characters evoke empathy, the story is engaging and passages trail along in your mind after the read is read. This book is reminiscent of "Bright Lights, Big City", Jay Mcinerney's brilliant debut novel. My hope is that Shadow Fields gets legs and trots into the annals of literary history, not as a coming of age book, but "being of age" literature. Well done, Mr. Whipple.
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