SOURCE: Smith, Lorrie. “The Rhythms of Timeless Desire (No Phallus Necessary).” New England Review 17, no. 2 (spring 1995): 175-80.
In the following essay, Smith asserts that They Whisper is a well-written, complex novel that must be read in a post-Vietnam War context.
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