He's mentioned 3 times in the book.Love the title. ARS$573,61 Where trouble sleeps: a novel. Fast and free shipping free returns cash on delivery available on eligible purchase. An honest approach to small-town people and their flaws without completely sterotyping them, but I feel that it lacks the humor and appeal of Edgerton's Raney.Quirky. I was not. Cast Size: 11 (5m, 4w, 2c) Approximate Run Time: 1h 50m Number of Acts: Two . Reading group discussion guide at the back of book. She does this in the hope that it will scare the both of them from committing any sins. Small town, tried to develop quirky characters and undertone of Christian values but didn't work. Ashley Campos & Nathan Whitmer It is more In this story, the devil comes to Listre North Carolina in the guise of Jack Umstead. I get that these people are religious, yet as a reader, I don't need to peruse sermons and prayers and constant reverence to a deity on every other page. ARS$553,67

The writing was ok. Without giving anything away, I'll just note that small town doesn't mean simple-minded. Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill is a publisher with a strong back list. © 2020  Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Never did. Ben Mackel, Dan Folino, & Ezra Colon By (author)  Clyde Edgerton's hamlet is drawn with love and humor. I wanted Where Trouble Sleeps to be humorous and engaging, but the plot was all over the place and hard to follow. Please enter manually:","bd_js_keep_typing_to_refine_search_results":"Keep typing to refine the search results","bd_js_top_categories":"Top Categories","bd_price_save":"Save {0}","bd_js_name_only_letters":"Sorry, full name can only contain letters","bd_js_show_more":"show more","bd_js_enter_valid_email_address":"Please enter a valid email address","bd_js_enter_address_manually":"Enter address manually","bd_js_more_categories":"More Categories","bd_js_continue_shopping":"Continue Shopping","bd_js_account_and_help":"Account & Help","bd_js_basket_checkout":"Basket / Checkout","bd_add_to_basket":"Add to basket","bd_js_enter_first_last_name":"Please enter a first and last name","bd_js_please_enter_your":"Please enter your"} There was so much that I felt it got in the way of the story and found myself rolling my eyes. I read the whole book hoping that at some point I'd grow to love it, but I'm not sure I even liked it all that much. Cast Size: 11 (5m, 4w, 2c) Approximate Run Time: 1h 50m Number of Acts: Two .   I read the whole book hoping that at some point I'd grow to love it, but I'm not sure I even liked it all that much. Ashley Campos & Nathan Whitmer Where Trouble Sleeps is a prequel; it takes us to the Listre of the 1950s, when life was slow and predictable--until Delbert Jones (an alias of Jack Umstead) rattles the skeletons in the closets. This small-time con man befriends the locals by inventing a personal history that implies he was raised not far away. Not my fav but still fun. Inhabited by unforgettable eccentrics, Listre is a North Carolina bump in the road recently bisected by a blinking red and yellow light. I don't think the title has much of anything to do with the book. There was so much that I felt it got in the way of the story and found myself rolling my eyes. Then, one day, I got busy and stopped. In "Where Trouble Sleeps", Edgerton draws on his own childhood to craft a perfect gem of a novel, one that will surprise and delight his fans, old and new. The characters and plot did not. Mid-century small town in North Carolina...life in the slow lane...until loaded shotguns, good God-fearing residents and a bad guy passing through town collide.

Edition Notes Ballantine reader's circle -- cover. Find out what happens.....This book wasn't hitting on much for me. It was not compelling, nor a page turner, but it was a pleasant place to go for a little break.

Stephen witnesses as rootless amorality encounters deep rooted moral flexibility. October 20th 1998

Weird. Six-year-old Stephen Toomey had to decide for himself who was going to heaven and who was going to hell. The title refers to the dog named Trouble and the people of this small town would predict the weather based on where Trouble would have his nap.

We’d love your help. Try this wry Southern writer's new book, The Night Train, and peruse his top five works with...In 1950, the small town of Listre, North Carolina, had a population of 511 people. Classifications Dewey Decimal Class …

  This time, Listre, North Carolina, seemed peopled with only weirdos, not one of whom I could relate to or completely understand. I wasn't enamored with the author's writing style but it was a quick read.Small-town North Carolina meets a bad apple who's out to seduce the town's women and rob everyone else, even the Baptist church. By using our website you agree to our Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1997 - Fiction - 260 pages. Buy Where Trouble Sleeps (Ballantine Reader's Circle) by Edgerton, Clyde (ISBN: 9780345426321) from Amazon's Book Store.

The Book Depository Ltd.UK. A disappI'm not sure what to say about this book. Matthew Torbett & Ashley Campos

Wish I had seen the street map before finishing the book. And Edgerton’s delivery is wickedly funny.

Dan Folino & Kelli Winn | 249g ARS$561,27 ARS$706,76 The author introduces several people who live in the town, however, he doesn’t really develop them. "Trouble is the name of a bulldog who can predict if it will rain or not. 2 Reviews. As a fan of Clyde Edgerton, I look for his work in used bookstores (otherwise hard to find) and came across this one in Charleston, SC. One of Edgerton's best.

"!I picked this book up two years ago and read it during lunch breaks. Kelli Winn & Michael Poisson

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