Synopsis When Wyatt Palmer succeeds in bringing to his town a chemical plant that emits toxic waste, he finds that he has made a deal with the devil.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1994-02-01 | | Edition Description: | Reprint |
| Size | | Height: | 8.0 in | | Width: | 5.0 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 8.8 oz |
Publisher's Note His wife does gymnastics and magic tricks. His crazy mother invents her own vocabulary, and his aunt writes her own version of the Bible. Through all this, Wyatt Palmer tries to live a normal life. But when he lures a toxic waste producing chemical plant to his economically depressed town, Wyat discovers he has truly made a deal with the Devil.
Industry Reviews "Big, moving, rich with life and story...Baxter has...gone into the ordinary and secret places of people--their...negotiations with what is trapped, stunted, violent, sustaining, decent or miraculous in their lives." Book Jacket - Lorrie Moore
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