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Synopsis
Ray Midge is waiting for his credit card bill to arrive. His wife, Norma, has run off with her ex-husband, taking Ray's cards, shotgun and car. But from the receipts, Ray can track where they've gone. He takes off after them, as does an irritatingly tenacious bail bondsman, both following the romantic couple's spending as far as Mexico. There Ray meets Dr Reo Symes, the seemingly down-on-his-luck and rather eccentric owner of a beaten up and broken down bus, who needs a ride to Belize. The further they drive, in a car held together by coat-hangers and excesses of oil, the wilder their journey gets. But they're not going to give up easily.
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‘Hilarious and heart breakingly odd...you find yourself laughing so hard in sections that tears run down your face’ -- Baltimore Sun
‘Portis is perhaps the most original, indescribable sui generis talent overlooked by literary culture in America’ -- Esquire
‘The funniest novel in decades’ -- GQ
About the Author
Charles Portis lives in Arkansas, where he was born and educated. He served in the Marine Corps during the Korean War. As a reporter, he wrote for the New York Herald-Tribune, and was also its London bureau chief.
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- PublisherBantam Books
- Publication date1985
- ISBN 10 0553341693
- ISBN 13 9780553341690
- BindingPaperback
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