Visiting Tom - A Man, a Highway, and the Road to Roughneck Grace

"Somewhere between Garrison Keillor''s idyllic-sweet Lake Wobegon and the narrow-mindedness of Sinclair Lewis''s Main Street lies the reality of small-town life. This is where Michael Perry lives." -- St. Paul Pioneer Press "Perry can take comfort in the power of his writing, his ability to pull readers from all corners onto his Wisconsin spread, and make them feel right at home." -- Seattle Times Tuesdays with Morrie meets Bill Bryson in Visiting Tom , another witty, poignant, and stylish paean to living in New Auburn, Wisconsin, from Michael Perry. The author of Population: 485 , Coop , and Truck: A Love Story , Perry takes us along on his uplifting visits with his octogenarian neighbor one valley over--and celebrates the wisdom, heart, and sass of a vanishing generation that embodies the indomitable spirit of small-town America.

About the author

Michael Perry is a humorist, radio host, songwriter, and the New York Times bestselling author of several nonfiction books, including Visiting Tom and Population: 485, as well as a novel, The Jesus Cow. He lives in northern Wisconsin with his family and can be found online at www.sneezingcow.com.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Perry
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 08.03.2016
• EAN: 9780061894466
• ISBN: 978-0-06-189446-6
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 205 mm x 20 mm
• Series: P.S.
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Personal Memoirs, HISTORY: Social History, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS: Friendship, COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS: Nonfiction / Biography & Memoir *, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Historical, HUMOR: General, SCIENCE: History, HISTORY: Essays, COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS: Science Fiction / General