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The debut novel from the National Book Award-nominated author of American Salvage and The Waters--A Today Show Read with Jenna Book Club Pick! Greenland Township, Michigan: On the same acres where farmers once displaced Potawatomi Indians, suburban developers now supplant farmers and prefab homes spring up in last year's cornfields. All along Q Road--or "Queer Road," as the locals call it--the old, rural life collides weirdly with the new. With humor and empathy, Bonnie Jo Campbell reveals the beauty and strangeness of her characters--ferocious women, confused men, and hungry children. Offering keen insights into modern rural America, Campbell explores the rich and ragged landscape of a town where family traditions have flown the coop and only the cycle of the seasons remains. With a cast of lovingly rendered eccentrics and a powerful sense of place, Q Road is a lively tale of nature and human desire that alters the landscape of contemporary fiction.

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780743203661
  • ISBN-10: 0743203666
  • Publisher: Scribner Book Company
  • Publish Date: August 2003
  • Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.55 pounds
  • Page Count: 288

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