Title:
Population, 485 : meeting your neighbors one siren at a time
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ISBN:
9780061363504
Edition:
1st Harper Perennial ed.
Publication Information:
New York : HarperPerennial, 2007, c2002.
Physical Description:
x, 234, 20 p. ; 20 cm.
General Note:
P.S. Insights, Interviews & more at back of book.
Contents:
Jabowski's corner -- Beagle -- Tricky -- Silver star -- Structure fire -- Running the loop -- My people -- Death -- Call -- Cat Oops -- Penultimate -- Sarah.
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Summary:
Welcome to New Auburn, Wisconsin (population: 485). Michael Perry loves this place. He grew up here, and now -- after a decade away -- he has returned. Unable to polka or repair his own pickup, his farm-boy hands gone soft after years of writing, Mike figures the best way to regain his credibility is to join the volunteer fire department. Against a backdrop of fires and tangled wrecks, bar fights and smelt feeds, he tells a frequently comic tale leavened with moments of heartbreaking delicacy and searing tragedy.--Condensed from book jacket.
