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Box Socials: A Novel
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A whimsical portrait of 1940sera smalltown life, crowded with everything from owlcalling contests to raucous, fiveday Ukrainian weddings. Its a delightful comic ramble, written in quirky, digressive style. . . . Richly textured.Los Angeles TimesHeres the story of how Truckbox Al McClintock, a smalltown greaser whose claim to fame was hitting a baseball clean across the Pembina River, almost got a tryout with the genuine St. Louis Cardinalsbut instead ended up batting against Bob Feller of Cleveland Indian Fame in Renfrew Park, Edmonton, Alberta. Along the way to Als moment of truth at the plate, we learn about the bizarre, touchingly hilarious lives and loves of just about anyone who ever passed through New Oslo, Fark, or Venusberg.Full of the crackle of downhome folk tales, by turn randy, riveting, and heartbreaking, Box Socials is the triumph of Kinsellas career.Praise for Box SocialsWonderful . . . Charming and funny . . . If youve never been to a box social, go to this one.Fannie Flagg, The New York Times Book ReviewA sweeping comic work . . . Welcome to the seductively poetic fictional world of W.P. Kinsella.PeopleA story filled with nostalgia about a time when the game was played on real grass and was called on account of darkness. . . . A downhome style that resembles the humorous voice of Garrison Keillor.The New York Times
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