Liberty - A Novel of Lake Wobegon (Paperback)


Just in time for the Fourth of July, a firecracker of a Lake Wobegon novel from bestselling author and radio storyteller Garrison Keillor
Published to wide and enthusiastic acclaim, Liberty is Garrison Keillor's most ribald Lake Wobegon novel yet, set in a spectacular Fourth of July celebration amid marching bands and circus wagons drawn by teams of Percherons. The Chairman of the Fourth, Clint Bunsen, is in the midst of an identity crisis brought on by a DNA test just as he turns sixty, and he finds solace in the arms of Angelica Pflame, the young beauty who marched as Liberty in last year's parade. Should he remain in Lake Wobegon with his stoical wife Irene or fly to California with Angelica? "Liberty" is Keillor at his knowing, deadpan, raconteur best.

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Just in time for the Fourth of July, a firecracker of a Lake Wobegon novel from bestselling author and radio storyteller Garrison Keillor
Published to wide and enthusiastic acclaim, Liberty is Garrison Keillor's most ribald Lake Wobegon novel yet, set in a spectacular Fourth of July celebration amid marching bands and circus wagons drawn by teams of Percherons. The Chairman of the Fourth, Clint Bunsen, is in the midst of an identity crisis brought on by a DNA test just as he turns sixty, and he finds solace in the arms of Angelica Pflame, the young beauty who marched as Liberty in last year's parade. Should he remain in Lake Wobegon with his stoical wife Irene or fly to California with Angelica? "Liberty" is Keillor at his knowing, deadpan, raconteur best.

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General

Imprint

Penguin USA

Country of origin

United States

Release date

June 2009

Availability

Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days

First published

June 2009

Authors

Dimensions

196 x 130 x 15mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback - Trade

Pages

272

ISBN-13

978-0-14-311611-0

Barcode

9780143116110

Categories

LSN

0-14-311611-8



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