Thin Blue Smoke - Softcover

Worgul, Doug

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0230743382 ISBN 13: 9780230743380

Publisher: Pan, 2010

Synopsis

LaVerne Williams is a reformed felon, ex-ballplayer, and owner of Kansas City’s best barbecue joint. Ferguson Glen is an Episcopal priest and faded literary star, lover of God, women and liquor (but not necessarily in that order).

Their lives intersect at LaVerne’s diner – ‘Smoke Meat’, as the regulars call it. There they are joined by a cast of remarkable characters, including LaVerne’s devoted right-hand man, A.B. Clayton; blues legend ‘Mother’ Mary Weaver; and Sammy Merzeti, a young man with a bloody past – and a bloodier future.

Thin Blue Smoke is an epic redemption tale, the story of two men coming to terms with their pasts. It is also a novel about faith, race, storytelling, bourbon, the language of rabbits, and the finer points of barbecue technique.

Heartrending and bitterly funny, it marks the arrival of a vital new voice in American fiction.

About this title

Product Description:

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Review:

"."..an intriguing bunch of picaresque characters." "--Choice Magazine
.".".an intriguing bunch of picaresque characters." "Choice Magazine
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""Like the good food holding these stories together, you can t believe your luck when you sit down before a full plate.Doug Worgul has done what all great writers strive to do: make you crave for more." Rajiv Joseph, playwright, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo ""

"Vivid descriptions of barbecue foods and characters will make it difficult to peel your eyes away from this story." "KC Magazine""

About this edition

• Publisher: Pan
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0230743382
• ISBN 13: 9780230743380
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 464