cover image Shelter

Shelter

Marty Asher. Faber & Faber, $6.95 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-571-12953-9

A creator of bumper stickers, Billy becomes obsessed with the imminence of nuclear war and loses interest in the rest of his life. PW stated that Billy is ""initially an interesting character but becomes less appealing as he retreats further into his own head.'' (May)