Wild Angel

WILD ANGEL BY MARK STARK “Maine writer’s “Wild Angel” defies convention, thrives” "Wild Angel," a first novel by South Portland resident Mark Stark, kept this reviewer intrigued and entertained from start to finish.... for this is a quirky, richly imagined volume that defies most of today’s writing conventions. We open with the dying confession of Rose Watson, who has been shot during the commission of a robbery in 1924. Taken into the All Denominational Church of Father James Neeley, Rose is something out of the Wild West, a bandit queen whose story is taken to heart by all present, most deeply by 6 year old Mary Stuart. The story is driven by the well developed character of young Mary and the people she interacts with, helps and changes in her short, productive life. There is a freshness here that is lacking in so many standard novels of our time. As one reads “Wild Angel,” there is really no guessing what will happen next. Above are Excerpts from a Review By William David Barry Maine Sunday Telegram May 4, 2003