Subtitled "A Romantic Novel in Honour of the Passing of a Great Race", "The Torrents of Spring" - Hemingway`s second published work - wonderfully parodies the themes and styles of the `great race` of writers of his generation. Spring is coming to the small towns of Michigan, but the snow still covers the land when Scripps O`Neil sets of for Chicago, decides to stop a while in Petoskey, and meets up with Yogi Johnson. Their bizarre stories are a brilliant satire on conventional fiction. The characters they meet are absurd and yet strangely familiar. Short, fast-paced, funny, "The Torrents of Spring" throws light on Hemingway`s later work - and is a delight to read.