Two decades after his debut collection Here We Are in Paradise heralded Tony Earley as one of the most accomplished writers of his generation, the rueful, bittersweet, and riotous stories of Mr. Tall reestablishhim as a mythmaker and tale spinner of the first rank. These stories introduce us not only to ordinary people seeking to live extraordinary lives, but also to skunk ape (a southern variant of Bigfoot), the ghost of Jesse James, and a bone-tired Jack the Giant Killer. Whether it's Appalachia, Nashville, the Carolina Coast, or a make-believe land of talking dogs, each world Earley creates is indelible.

The highly anticipated return of Tony Earley, celebrated author of Jim the Boy.

About the Author
Tony Earley is the author of four previous books including the novels The Blue Star and Jim the Boy. He lives with his family in Nashville, Tennessee.

Reviews
I galloped through the novel and relished every page...The Blue Star, like its hero is irresistible. - Scott Turow, New York Times Book Review

Tony Earley's novels are the Shaker chairs of American literature. - Christian Science Monitor

Tony Earley bewitches his readers with and idyll of boyhood so completely realised that we never want to leave it. - Malcolm Jones, Newsweek



Book Information
ISBN 9780316246125
Author Tony Earley
Format Hardback
Page Count 224
Imprint Little, Brown & Company
Publisher Little, Brown & Company
Weight(grams) 402g
Dimensions(mm) 209mm * 151mm * 25mm