Go With Me: A Novel

Castle Freeman, Jr

ISBN 10: 1586421395 / ISBN 13: 9781586421397

Published by Steerforth, USA, 2008

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Slight wear on jacket edges. Otherwise in very good condition. Seller Inventory # 004350

Bibliographic Details

Title: Go With Me: A Novel

Publisher: Steerforth, USA

Publication Date: 2008

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Good

Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

Lillian, a young woman from parts elsewhere, refuses to back down in the face of threats from the potentially lethal local villain, Blackway. Her boyfriend has fled the state in fear of Blackway, and local law enforcement can do nothing to protect her. Lilian is determined to fight back. A pair of unlikely allies - Lester, a crafty old-timer, and Nate, a powerful but naive youth - join her cause. Lester leads the hunt for Blackway's backwoods hideout, understanding that there's no point in confronting him unless you're willing to ""go through"".

Review:

'This unusual little gem of a book is part comic romp and part nail-biting thriller ... Castle Freeman writes with both wit and a deep understanding of the human psyche, and [he] does not cheat us out of a dramatic climax' -- Guardian. 'Freeman evokes a grimly lyrical tension ... [the] punchy narrative has a mythic dimension yet also incorporates pulp fiction, pop culture references, eccentric humour and memorable characters' --Metro.

'The beauty of this book is in the slow crafting of the story ... It s a domestic sort of 'Deliverance' ... This is a finely written book that only gradually becomes a thriller, and all the while it is essaying something that we may have, indeed, lost forever. Freeman can muse, in a coda, about what this new world is like, but for the short ride of these 160 pages, he enthralls you with the old world. A small marvel' --Crimetime.co.uk. 'Lillian's a little pistol and her journey, narrated by a chorus of drunk hicks, is dripping with suspense' -- Monocle. 'Vividly captures the small-town mentalities portrayed in [The Coen Brothers films] Fargo and No Country for Old Men' --Crack.

'There is a clear moral arc to this storyline, and suspense too. But Go With Me is also a literary novel, with echoes of Deliverance and Cormac McCarthy' -- Wall Street Journal. 'Freeman has a flawless ear for dialogue and a sharp eye for quirky details ... Superb' -- People (Critic's Choice). 'An elegant little thriller about cunning versus cruelty... extremely funny... pure delight... streamlined storytelling, dead-on dialogue, and lyrical descriptions of the bleak, woodsy landscape. This is a meticulous New England miniature, with not a word wasted' -- O, The Oprah Magazine. 'A small masterpiece of black comedy and suspense about a trio of backwoods heroes who embark upon a modern-day quest ... If all novels were this good, Americans would read more' --Kirkus Reviews (starred).