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Welcome to Higby
2002 novel by Mark Dunn From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Welcome to Higby is the [3] second novel by Mark Dunn published in 2002 by MacAdam/Cage.[4] and dedicated to his twin brother Clay.
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Plot introduction
The novel concerns the interconnected lives of the inhabitants of Higby, a fictional town in northern Mississippi,[5] during the Labor Day weekend in 1993.[6] Five separate story lines are woven together featuring 25 main characters[1] which include the Revd. Oren Cullen, struggling to cope with the death of his wife and behaviour of his son Clint (who starts the weekend by falling off a water tower) who is drawn to the manageress of the local massage parlour and Talitha Leigh, kidnapped by an extremist vegan cult and renamed 'Blithe'.[7]
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Reception
- A review from The Independent says the novel is 'undemanding but often hilarious', 'a cross between John Irving and the Coen brothers'.[7]
- Publishers Weekly describe it as a 'witty and intricate book', 'both laugh-out-loud funny and sweetly touching','Dunn, a playwright, has a wonderful ear for dialogue; his rich and enticing prose, elegant structuring and wonderful attention to the smallest of details make this novel a delight.'[6]
- Leif Enger compared the book to Modern Baptists by James Wilcox and Texasville by Larry McMurtry[8]
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References
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