Bobbie Ann Mason's short story Shiloh tells the story of Leroy and Norma Jean Moffitt, a married couple that finds the fire in their relationship dwindling. Years ago, their son Randy died as an infant, and there has been a gap between the couple ever since. Leroy was used to spending weeks on the road as a truck driver, but an accident has him stuck at home more than he is used to. Leroy loves his wife, but he begins to think that those feelings aren't being reciprocated.
Goodbye Norma Jean In Bobbie Ann Masons Shiloh she describes a couple that is falling apart Leroy has returned home after being injured in truck driving accident Recuperating at home he feels guilty for the time he has spent away from his wife Norma Jean Meanwhile Norma Jean has decided fly away from their lonely life and become independent The couple is asked by Norma Jeans mother Mabel who hopes to aid the couples reconciliation by encouraging them to take a trip to Shiloh The place she went
Review of a Newbery Award When starting this project I began by thinking of which books I read as child that I still remember and those that made a lasting impact After remembering a few of those books Hatchet Holes Shiloh and The Giver I was initially surprised at how many of them had won Newbery Medals and Honors However the reason I probably read those books instead of others is because they were deserved winners of this award However the one book that stood out for me was Holes by Louis Sac