Driftless
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- Synopsis
- &“A fast-moving story about small town life with characters that seem to have walked off the pages of Edgar Lee Masters&’s Spoon River Anthology.&”—The Wall Street Journal The few hundred souls who inhabit Words, Wisconsin, are an extraordinary cast of characters. The middle-aged couple who zealously guards their farm from a scheming milk cooperative. The lifelong invalid, crippled by conflicting emotions about her sister. A cantankerous retiree, haunted by childhood memories after discovering a cougar in his haymow. The former drifter who forever alters the ties that bind a community. In his first novel in 30 years, David Rhodes offers a vivid and unforgettable look at life in small-town America. &“[Rhodes&’s] finest work yet . . . Driftless is the best work of fiction to come out of the Midwest in many years.&”—Chicago Tribune &“Set in a rural Wisconsin town, the book presents a series of portraits that resemble Edgar Lee Masters&’s &‘Spoon River Anthology&’ in their vividness and in the cumulative picture they create of village life.&”—The New Yorker &“Encompassing and incisive, comedic and profound, Driftless is a radiant novel of community and courage.&”—Booklist (starred review) &“A welcome antidote to overheated urban fiction . . . A quiet novel of depth and simplicity.&”—Kirkus Reviews &“It takes a while for all these stories to kick in, but once they do, Rhodes shows he still knows how to keep readers riveted. Add a blizzard, a marauding cougar and some rabble-rousing militiamen, and the result is a novel that is as affecting as it is pleasantly overstuffed.&”—Publishers Weekly
- Copyright:
- 2008
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 457 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781571318008
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781571310682
- Publisher:
- Milkweed Editions
- Date of Addition:
- 04/19/24
- Copyrighted By:
- David Rhodes
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.