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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Michael Perry
• Editore: Harper Perennial USA
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 12.08.2013
• EAN: 9780061894466
• ISBN: 978-0-06-189446-6
• Pagine: 336
• Dimensioni: 135 mm x 205 mm x 20 mm
• Serie: P.S.
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Biografie, autobiografie; Biography: general, Memoirs, History of Art, History of Science, Relationships: friends / peer groups, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, General and world history, Age groups: adults, Biography: historical, political and military, Political leaders and leadership, 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, The arts: general topics, Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: Science fiction, COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS: Science Fiction / General