was one of four novels he put out in 2004 along with a short story collection. That said, it is a really interesting set up and a very different, less stagey America to that which I typically see as a UK reader so for that I am really grateful to Concord for sending me the book. I like the fact they are picking quirky, non-mainstream books for their project. I am curious to read some Shepard short stories now, I suspect the tighter format suits his writing style better. But without this re-issue I'd never have come across him at all. Post navigation Hi, Alex in Leeds is my spot on the web for sharing book reviews and bookish thoughts along with occasional posts on travelling, going walking, vegan food or exploring Leeds, up in the north of England. There's a couple of different RSS feeds available to split out those different threads - Book Review Schedule I'm currently moving across all my old book reviews two a week until all my book reviews are hosted on this site. You'll find other bookish and non-bookish posts going up throughout the week but my book review schedule is: NEW 2012 REVIEWS: Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat NEW 2005 REVIEWS: Tues, Thur