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In his first work of fiction in a decade, Allan Gurganus returns to the mythic site of his immortal novel Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All . Time has passed; the Internet has arrived; but the daily human dramas in Falls, North Carolina prove that old habits die hard. A banker's daughter seeks the child she was forced to relinquish at birth . . . The disappearance of a star high school student sends ripples through the town, creating a cult led by her stricken mother . . . The friendship between two married men is tested by a devastating flood. Local Souls is a universal tale of gigantic hopes battling small-town conventions - a dark comedy of adultery, obsession and incest, told with affection and piercing insight.
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With Local Souls, Allan Gurganus returns to the small town of Falls, North Carolina - the setting of his modern American classic Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All. In this darkly funny tale of adultery, obsession and incest, Gurganus brings the twisted hilarity of Flannery O'Connor kicking into our new century.
