Synopsis A satire of corporate America, this novel tells the story of Hickum Looney, who has been the star salesman for a Miami soap company for 25 years. When his success backfires, he meets a hooker named Gaye Nell Odell who helps him out of his compromising situation and provides fantastic sex. The novel ends with a startling twist.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1996-10-24 | | Edition Description: | Reprint |
| Size | | Height: | 8.5 in | | Width: | 5.5 in | | Thickness: | 0.5 in | | Weight: | 10.4 oz |
Publisher's Note Harry Crews turns the classic rags-to-riches story on its head in this hilarious saga of the trials and tribulations of a beleaguered salesman. "An over-the-top comedy in which the veteran wild man of redneck fiction casts his satirical eye on the all-American world of door-to-door sales".--Kirkus Reviews.
Hickum Looney is determined to win Soaps For Life's annual sales contest--and this year he has an edge. Looney has found that ideal customer: the proverbial little old lady, who swallows all his patter, introduces him to all her friends, and helps him fill a record number of order books. But before he can claim the Cadillac, the trip to Disney World, and the $2,000 in cash as his own, Looney must contend with the Boss, a man who outsells his own salesmen year after year. Harry crews turns the classic rags-to-riches story on its head in this hilarious saga of the trials and tribulations of a beleaguered salesman.
Industry Reviews "Harry Crews is a storyteller who bears down on American enterprise with fierce eyes and a cackle." New York Times Book Review - Valerie Sayers
"An over-the-top-comedy in which the veteran wildman of redneck fiction casts his satirical eye on the all-American world of door-to-door sales." Grafton
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