num_pages: 224
description: Now in paperback, a hilarious, satirical look at a small town on the verge of extinction, from the comedic team behind Strangers with Candy. In his desperate search for a small town dying in America, intrepid journalist Russell Hokes stumbles upon a quarter-mile stretch of concrete and gravel dotted with strip clubs and used auto parts shops. Welcome to Wigfield. Population: vague. Upon his arrival, Russell Hokes wanders the streets searching for the salt of the earth. Instead he finds a town in crisis. Why State Representative Bill Farber wants to tear down the Bulkwaller Dam, thereby flooding the town. Will Russell Hokes save the town? Is Wigfield merely posing as a town to collect federal disaster relief? Won't you please buy this book?
language: English
title: Wigfield: The Can-Do Town That Just May Not
titlecomplete: Wigfield: The Can-Do Town That Just May Not
genres: Audiobook, Americana, Unfinished, Literary Fiction, Novels, Adult Fiction, Comedy, Adult, Fiction, Humor
ratings_count: 3715
publisher: Hachette Books