An Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England - by Brock Clarke (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>It may not have been Sam Pulsifer's intention to torch the Emily Dickinson House, but he served 10 years in prison for his crime. After his release, the past comes crashing through his front door as the homes of Robert Frost, Edith Wharton, Herman Melville, and Nathaniel Hawthorne go up in smoke.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>"Funny, profound . . . a seductive book with a payoff on every page."--<i>People</i></b> <p/> A lot of remarkable things have happened in the life of Sam Pulsifer, the hapless hero of this incendiary novel, beginning with the ten years he spent in prison for accidentally burning down Emily Dickinson's house and unwittingly killing two people. emerging at age twenty-eight, he creates a new life and identity as a husband and father. But when the homes of other famous New England writers suddenly go up in smoke, he must prove his innocence by uncovering the identity of this literary-minded arsonist. <p/> In the league of such contemporary classics as <i>A Confederacy of Dunces</i> and <i>The World According to Garp</i>, <i>An Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England</i> is an utterly original story about truth and honesty, life and the imagination.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>A lot of remarkable things have happened to Sam Pulsifer, beginning with the ten years he spent in prison for accidentally burning down Emily Dickinson's house and unwittingly killing two people. Emerging at the age of twenty-eight, he creates a new life as a husband and father. But when the homes of other famous writers go up in smoke, he must prove his innocence by uncovering the identity of this literary-minded arsonist. <br><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Sizzles. - The Washington Post Book World<br><br><br>"It's nearly impossible not to care about and laugh with Sam. ...He appeals to the fool in everyone and comforts us in knowing that we're not alone."--Chicago Tribune<br>
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