5/15/2023 0 Comments Night passage by robert b parker![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And yet those difficulties don’t keep Stone mired he gets on with his life. On a personal level he fumbles his way through the rawness and pain of a recent divorce, as well as a “rebound” sort of relationship with Abby Taylor, the town’s legal advisor. He admits his weaknesses and in the end, simply does the best that he can. He is reflective and intelligent so he can see what his life has become. But Stone is refreshingly free of the wallowing and self-destructive behaviour that we see in so many novels. He is too heavy a drinker and he carries quite a lot of emotional baggage. Stone’s character is also an important element in the novel. ![]() There are other examples of irony in the novel too. On the other, he’s unable to reach out easily. On one hand, that protects him as he goes up against the town leaders and JoJo Genest. He keeps himself psychologically and emotionally distant from everyone. Stone trusts absolutely no-one, not even himself entirely. Stone's an excellent cop and a formidable opponent, qualities that are damaging to his personal life. So he’s only too happy to make Stone’s life as miserable as possible and it’s not long before he starts to do just that. When Stone puts Genest in his place, so to speak, in front of Carole, Genest considers this a personal affront. What Stone expects to be an easy job soon turns out to be anything but a “cake walk.” For one thing, he soon earns the enmity of local thug JoJo Genest when Genest’s wife Carole calls the police with a complaint that Genest violated a restraining order. ![]()
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