ISBN: 9781640090651 - it needs to look like we tried: a novel (6 Ergebnisse)

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Todd Robert Petersen is crazytalented, and the wild, weird, hilarious stories of It Needs to Look Like We Tried are just what's called for in these bizarre, frightening times.' Richard Russo, author of Empire Falls and TrajectoryA domino chain of failures draws Todd Robert Petersen's characters together in these interconnected stories, despite hopes, dreams, and their bestlaid plansEveryone has a dream, an idea, a goal. But what happens when those desires are thwarted, when dreams and goals fall apart In It Needs to Look Like We Tried, Todd Robert Petersen explores the ways in which our failures work on the lives of others, weaving an intricate web of interconnected stories.A fastidious man takes a detour on the way to his father's wedding and kicks off a series of events that ricochets from the bride to her real estate clients; to a crazed former homeowner and his sisterinlaw's reality TV lover; to a hoarding family whose lives are wrecked by their appearance on the secondrate show. Their daughter decides to escape the gravity of her tiny town with the help of her boyfriend who has a notquitelegal plan to scrape together enough money to fund their departure.On their way across the country, these starcrossed lovers encounter our fastidious man, and the Rube Goldberg machine of life continues. Their fling has petered out, and they are driving home, whatever home is left after walking away from everything they abandoned months before.…

Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorrnrnTodd Robert Petersen grew up in Portland, Oregon, and now teaches film studies and creative writing at Southern Utah University. Petersen s previous books include Long After Dark, Rift, and It Needs to Look Like We Tried. .