A Million Heavens by John Brandon
On the top floor of a small hospital, an unlikely piano prodigy lies in a coma, attended to by his gruff, helpless father. Outside the clinic, a motley vigil assembles beneath a reluctant New Mexico winter--strangers in search of answers, a brush with the mystical, or just an escape. To some the boy is a novelty, to others a religion. Just beyond this ragtag circle roams a disconsolate wolf on his nightly rounds, protecting and threatening, learning too much. And above them all, a would-be angel sits captive in a holding cell of the afterlife, finishing the work he began on earth, writing the songs that could free him. This unlikely assortment--a small-town mayor, a vengeful guitarist, all the unseen desert lives--unites to weave a persistently hopeful story of improbable communion. Upon the release of John Brandon's last novel, Citrus County, the>New York Times declared that he joins the ranks of writers like Denis Johnson, Joy Williams, Mary Robison and Tom Drury. Now, with>A Million Heavens, Brandon brings his deadpan humor and hard-won empathy to a new realm of gritty surrealism--a surprising and exciting turn from one of the best young novelists of our time.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781936365739 |
| ISBN 10 | 1936365731 |
| Title | A Million Heavens |
| Author | John Brandon |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Publisher | Mcsweeney's |
| Year published | 2012-07-03 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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