Wisconsin author

SUITE FRANCAISE deals with the German occupation of a French village during the early days of World War II. In APARTMENT IN ATHENS, Wisconsin author Glenway Wescott paints a claustrophobic picture of Greek family forced to billet a German officer in their Athens apartment.

Westcott, born in Kewaskum, WI in 1901, is an author more people should know about. Two earlier novels, THE GRANDMOTHERS and GOOD-BYE WISCONSIN are semi-autobiographical and deal with a young man leaving his Midwestern rural roots early in the century and beginning a writing career. THE PILGRIM HAWK is another interesting Wescott title. The library also owns a biography of Wescott called GLENWAY WESCOTT PERSONALLY: A BIOGRAPHY by Jerry Rosco. Discover this fascinating Wisconsin novelist.