Description
This antic, raunchy send-up of small-town life gets deep into the minds and hearts of its characters and their entanglements. Alex Pickett exposes the fault lines in Midwestern Nice and reveals how corruption can take hold in even the most unlikely of places.
About the Author
Alex Pickett is a writer based in London. His stories have appeared in numerous publications, including Southern Humanities Review, Subtropics, Passages North, and Green Mountains Review.
Reviews
A smart, darkly funny, relevant novel about what is lurking behind the kitchen door. Pickett takes our most basic needs-food, love, family, and community-and reimagines them until the paradoxes of sustenance are seen anew. A wonderful debut." - Jill Ciment, author of The Body in Question
"In his brisk and lively debut Alex Pickett flits from one delightfully imperfect character to another with remarkable assurance, exceptional skill, and extravagant imagination. The result is an engrossing and captivating panorama of a small town in turmoil. As vivid and odd as real life, but with a better plot." - Chris Bachelder, author of The Throwback Special
Book Information
ISBN 9780299331641
Author Alex Pickett
Format Paperback
Page Count 288
Imprint University of Wisconsin Press
Publisher University of Wisconsin Press
Weight(grams) 375g