Lark and Termite

February 09, 2009

We speak with author Jayne Anne Phillips about her highly acclaimed new novel "Lark and Termite." The book interweaves the stories of Lark, a young girl coming of age in 1950's West Virginia, her brain-damaged brother Termite, their aunt Nonie, and Termite's father Robert, a Korean War soldier who comes under fire as he escorts fleeing South Korean civilians.

Book Recommendations from Jayne Anne Phillips

"War and Peace" by Leo Tolstoy
"Madame Bovary" by Gustave Flaubert
"As I Lay Dying" by William Faulkner
"A Death in the Family" by James Agee

This program aired on February 9, 2009. The audio for this program is not available.