Description:Her first novel, Reckless Driver, evoked comparisons to the works of Eudora Welty. Now Lisa Vice returns with an unforgettably tender and quirky novel celebrating the virtues of love found when—and where—it's least expectedThose lovelorn and weary travelers who find their way to the dead-end road otherwise known as Preacher's Lake, Maine, come expecting to take a break from their hectic, hard-to-make-sense of lives. Escape turns to discovery, then commitment as they find in this tiny coastal town all the meaning and miracles their lives were previously lacking.The large and lively cast of this comic, poignant novel include a Downeast version of St. Francis (Slim Riley, the immensely tall keeper of the local landfill), a distressed single mom, a burned-out local beauty, a mismatched lesbian couple, and a passionate, though unconventional young minister, among others. As the paths of these delightful characters cross and recross, the residents of Preacher's Lake knit themselves into a real community.Reminiscent of such recent treasures as Elizabeth McCracken's The Giant's House and Alice Hoffman's Illumination Night, Preacher's Lake is the story of unlikely love triumphing over all.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Preacher's Lake. To get started finding Preacher's Lake, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Description: Her first novel, Reckless Driver, evoked comparisons to the works of Eudora Welty. Now Lisa Vice returns with an unforgettably tender and quirky novel celebrating the virtues of love found when—and where—it's least expectedThose lovelorn and weary travelers who find their way to the dead-end road otherwise known as Preacher's Lake, Maine, come expecting to take a break from their hectic, hard-to-make-sense of lives. Escape turns to discovery, then commitment as they find in this tiny coastal town all the meaning and miracles their lives were previously lacking.The large and lively cast of this comic, poignant novel include a Downeast version of St. Francis (Slim Riley, the immensely tall keeper of the local landfill), a distressed single mom, a burned-out local beauty, a mismatched lesbian couple, and a passionate, though unconventional young minister, among others. As the paths of these delightful characters cross and recross, the residents of Preacher's Lake knit themselves into a real community.Reminiscent of such recent treasures as Elizabeth McCracken's The Giant's House and Alice Hoffman's Illumination Night, Preacher's Lake is the story of unlikely love triumphing over all.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Preacher's Lake. To get started finding Preacher's Lake, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.