Tricia Bauer

FC2/University of Alabama Press, 2011

Father Flashes reimagines what the novel can be or do. Composed of stunning vignettes that capture the deterioration of a father's mind and body, this novel provides poetic insight into the complex workings of a father-daughter relationship.

 

 

 

 

 

Shelterbelt
St. Martin's Press, Fall 2000

A pregnant teen's journey from troubled farm life in Paradise, Nebraska to Connecticut where she works as an au pair is just the beginning of an adventure that will connect Jade Engler to her ancestors and finally to her future. What she learns has much to do with the accidents that happen along the way. In one of Tricia Bauer's lyrical, heartfelt, even humorous novels, that's the way life goes.

 

 

Bridge Works 1999, St. Martin's Press paperback 2000

In Tricia Bauer's vivid and perceptive second novel, Lou and Renata make an effort to survive through New England's cold winters, the hardscrabble times of the early days of their marriage, and each other's failures. But it is their shot at success that may be Lou and Renata's toughest challenge -- the heady possibility of Hollywood.

Written with humor, honesty, and genuine emotion, Hollywood & Hardwood is an intense exploration of a couple's commitment, ambition, and love.

 

 

 

 

 

Bridge Works, 1997, St. Martin's Press paperback 1999

Boondocking is a family's journey into parts unknown. In the RV world "boondocking" means setting up camp in an uncharted area -- letting go of your plan and making your way on resourcefulness, wits, and emotional resolve -- which is exactly what Sylvia and Clayton Vaeth do to cope with tragedy of losing their only daughter at the hands of her husband. The Vaeths give up the comforts of suburban retirement and crosscross the United States with their baby granddaughter, Rita, in tow.

 

 

 

Bridge Works, 1995

Tricia Bauer's short stories -- lyrical and often painfully funny -- present ordinary women and men, disarming in their honesty, as they find themselves caught by their surroundings or struggling to venture beyond them.

Whether confronting dilemma and tragedy amid the routine of their daily lives or battling their individual losses, the women and men in these 14 stories are allowed to become heroic in Bauer's perceptive, empathetic storytelling.