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On Thanksgiving Day 1962, the shooting of a young woman sets off a chain of unsettling events in Willow Falls, Minnesota, all revolving around Matthew Garth, who becomes obsessed with the shooting victim and with the lavish lifestyle of a local doctor's family.

Main Author: Watson, Larry, 1947-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Minneapolis, Minn. : Milkweed Editions, c2011.
Edition: 1st ed.
Subjects:
Life change events > Fiction.
Small cities > Fiction.
Minnesota > Fiction.
Psychological fiction. > Minnesota
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Summary: On Thanksgiving Day 1962, the shooting of a young woman sets off a chain of unsettling events in Willow Falls, Minnesota, all revolving around Matthew Garth, who becomes obsessed with the shooting victim and with the lavish lifestyle of a local doctor's family.
Physical Description: 251 p. ; 21 cm.
ISBN: 9781571310781 (acid-free paper)
1571310789 (acid-free paper)
Author Notes: Born in Rugby, North Dakota, & raised in Bismark, Larry Watson received his B.A., & M.A. in English from the University of North Dakota & his Ph.D. in creative writing from the University of Utah. Watson is the author of the novel "In a Dark Time" & a book of poetry, "Leaving Dakota". He taught English at the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point & lives in Plover, Wisconsin.

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