Paul Theroux – Murder in Mount Holly (EPUB)
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Title: Murder in Mount Holly
Author: Paul Theroux
Language: English
Publication date: 1969
Publisher: Grove Atlantic
ISBN: 9780802195029
Subjects: Fiction, Literature, Mystery & Thrillers, American Fiction, Fiction Subjects, Literary Fiction, 20th Century American Fiction, Other Mystery Categories, Settings & Atmosphere – Fiction, 20th Century American Fiction – 1945-2000, Humorous Mysteries & Crime Capers, Small Towns – Fiction
Author: Paul Theroux
Language: English
Publication date: 1969
Publisher: Grove Atlantic
ISBN: 9780802195029
Subjects: Fiction, Literature, Mystery & Thrillers, American Fiction, Fiction Subjects, Literary Fiction, 20th Century American Fiction, Other Mystery Categories, Settings & Atmosphere – Fiction, 20th Century American Fiction – 1945-2000, Humorous Mysteries & Crime Capers, Small Towns – Fiction
“A Vonnegut tinged absurdist satire . . . (a) tightly paced, expertly drawn comic romp” from the New York Times–bestselling author of The Mosquito Coast (LitReactor).
Paul Theroux, one of the world’s most popular authors, both for his travel books and his fiction, has produced an off-beat story of 1960s weirdos unlike anything he has ever written.
During the time of Lyndon Johnson’s presidency, Herbie Gneiss is forced to leave college to get a job. His income from the Kant-Brake toy factory, which manufactures military toys for children, keeps his chocolate-loving mother from starvation. Mr. Gibbon, a patriotic veteran of three wars, also works at Kant-Brake. When Herbie is drafted, Mr. Gibbon falls in love with Herbie’s mother and they move in together at Miss Ball’s rooming house. Since Herbie is fighting for his country, Mr. Gibbon feels that he, too, should do something for his country and convinces Miss Ball and Mrs. Gneiss to join…
Paul Theroux, one of the world’s most popular authors, both for his travel books and his fiction, has produced an off-beat story of 1960s weirdos unlike anything he has ever written.
During the time of Lyndon Johnson’s presidency, Herbie Gneiss is forced to leave college to get a job. His income from the Kant-Brake toy factory, which manufactures military toys for children, keeps his chocolate-loving mother from starvation. Mr. Gibbon, a patriotic veteran of three wars, also works at Kant-Brake. When Herbie is drafted, Mr. Gibbon falls in love with Herbie’s mother and they move in together at Miss Ball’s rooming house. Since Herbie is fighting for his country, Mr. Gibbon feels that he, too, should do something for his country and convinces Miss Ball and Mrs. Gneiss to join…
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