The Big Door Prize by M O Walsh
What would you do if you knew your life's potential? That's the question facing the residents of Deerfield, Louisiana, when the DNAMIX machine appears in their local grocery store. It's nothing to look at, really - it resembles a plain photo booth. But its promise is amazing: With just a quick swab of your cheek and two dollars, the device claims to use the science of DNA to tell you your life's destiny. With enough credibility to make the townspeople curious, the machine soon has the teachers, nurses, and shopkeepers of Deerfield abruptly changing course to pursue their new destinies as magicians, cowboys, and athletes - including Douglas Hubbard and his wife, Cherilyn, who both believed they were perfectly happy until they realized they could dream for more... Written with linguistic grace and a sense of wonder, The Big Door Prize sparkles with keen observations about what it might mean to stay true to oneself while honoring the bonds of marriage, friendship, and community, even under the strangest of circumstances.M.O.Walsh's work has appeared in a variety of publications, including The New York Times, The Guardian, Oxford American, The Southern Review, and Best New American Voices. My Sunlight Away, his debut novel, was a New York Times bestseller and the Pat Conroy Southern Book Award winner. He is a graduate of the University of Mississippi's MFA program and currently serves as the director of the University of New Orleans' Creative Writing Workshop.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780735218505 |
| ISBN 10 | 0735218501 |
| Title | The Big Door Prize |
| Author | M O Walsh |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Prentice Hall Press |
| Year published | 2021-08-31 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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