LEADER 03314pam 2200517 i 4500001 BRD2013031435 003 DLC 005 20140227124527.0 008 130909s2014 nyu 000 1 eng 010 2013031435 020 9781250039811 : |c$25.99 040 DLC |beng |cDLC |erda 042 pcc 043 n-us-wi 050 00 PS3602.U876 |bS56 2014 082 00 813/.6 |223 084 FIC019000FIC043000FIC045000 |2bisacsh 100 1 Butler, Nickolas, |eauthor. |?UNAUTHORIZED 245 10 Shotgun lovesongs / |cNickolas Butler. 250 First edition. 264 1 New York : |bThomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press, |c2014. 300 306 pages ; |c25 cm 336 text |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |2rdamedia 338 volume |2rdacarrier 510 4 Kirkus Reviews, |cJanuary 15, 2014 510 4 BookPage, |cMarch 01, 2014 510 4 Publishers Weekly, |cDecember 02, 2013 510 4 Library Journal, |cDecember 01, 2013 520 "Hank, Leland, Kip and Ronny were all born and raised in the same Wisconsin town--Little Wing--and are now coming into their own (or not) as husbands and fathers. One of them never left, still farming the family's land that's been tilled for generations. Others did leave, went farther afield to make good, with varying degrees of success; as a rock star, commodities trader, rodeo stud. And seamlessly woven into their patchwork is Beth, whose presence among them--both then and now--fuels the kind of passion one comes to expect of lovesongs and rivalries. Now all four are home, in hopes of finding what could be real purchase in the world. The result is a shared memory only half-recreated, riddled with culture clashes between people who desperately wish to see themselves as the unified tribe they remember, but are confronted with how things have, in fact, changed. There is conflict here between longtime buddies, between husbands and wives--told with writing that is, frankly, gut-wrenching, and even heartbreaking. But there is also hope, healing, and at times, even heroism. It is strong, American stuff, not at all afraid of showing that we can be good, too--not just fallible and compromising. Shotgun Lovesongs is a remarkable and uncompromising saga that explores the age-old question of whether or not you can ever truly come home again--and the kind of steely faith and love returning requires"-- |cProvided by publisher. 521 1 Adult. |bBrodart 521 2 Adult. |bBrodart 650 0 Brothers |vFiction. |=^A491825 650 0 Homecoming |vFiction. |=^A916707 650 0 Sibling rivalry |vFiction. |=^A630420 650 0 Families |vFiction. |=^A533241 650 0 Change (Psychology) |vFiction. |=^A29461 650 0 Maturation (Psychology) |vFiction. |=^A109 651 0 Wisconsin |vFiction. |=^A578323 655 0 Domestic fiction. |=^A382870 655 0 Psychological fiction. |=^A70485 856 42 |3Cover image |uhttp://www.netread.com/jcusers2/bk1388/811/9781250039811/image/lgcover.9781250039811.jpg 949 PS3602.U876 S56 2014 |hJOYNER127 |i30372014713090 596 1 998 3462629