Welcome to Higby : A Novel

Writing in the spirit of his clever debut novel, Ella Minnow Pea, in which an island's language-loving inhabitants must adapt to a shrinking alphabet, Dunn delivers another witty and intricate book. This time he uses biblical quotations to guide his narrative, which tracks the residents of Higby, Mi ss., during Labor Day weekend of 1993, as they search for happiness, love a nd salvation. The tightly interwoven story lines feature a veritable swarm of oddballs, including Stewie Kipp, a born-again Christian whose fiancee, M arci Luck, resents his attempts at piety; Talitha Leigh, a floozy who is ki dnapped by an extremist vegan cult and renamed "Blithe"; and dim-witted Eul ess Ludlam, who finds himself on the receiving end of a huge inheritance. T he Bible quotes aren't just gimmicky transitional devices, since the novel closely follows themes of redemption and salvation, albeit in a screwball m anner: as one character, Carmen Valentine, notes, "My guardian angel likes to help me stretch my shopping dollar." The collision of celestial concepts and quirky mannerisms makes the book both laugh-out-loud funny and sweetly touching. At its core is the belief that "God equals love," though the cha racters demonstrate this in some rather strange ways. Dunn, a playwright, h as a wonderful ear for dialogue; his rich and enticing prose, elegant struc turing and wonderful attention to the smallest of details make this novel a delight.

Product Info

ISBN: 0743249887

ISBN-13: 9780743249881

Publisher: Touchstone

Year: 2003

Type: Used

Binding: Softcover

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