Spragg, whose previous books include a powerful memoir, discusses "An Unfinished Life" at 7:30 p.m. Monday at The Elliott Bay Book Co., 101 S. Main St.; 206-624-6600. -- John Marshall Sep 9, 2004 ...

An Unfinished Life has dysfunction and menace and clipped, big-sky dialogue that's as spare as Cormac McCarthy's work but with a warmer patina. The carefully paced story hides surprising flashes ...