The doll

The Doll is Tomin's first novel. Set in Europe, the book focuses on three couples in search of transcendence, interweaving their stories. At the center are two children, Cathy and Thomas, who trav ...

The Doll is Tomin's first novel. Set in Europe, the book focuses on three couples in search of transcendence, interweaving their stories. At the center are two children, Cathy and Thomas, who travel to Spain to erect the largest doll in the world a symbol of aspiration that diminishes as the work progresses. Grotesque descriptions of sex and drunkenness help illustrate a belief in the futility of any attempt to find a worthwhile goal. The book employs French and Spanish as well as English to create a dreamlike atmosphere that incorporates Tomin's attachment to mysticism.