Hustle
"The central truth ofHustleis that we're all on the edge of a cliff. This is a fine story, honestly told." --Charles Baxter, author of The Feast of Love"A Southern portrait of the artist as a young man, with marvelous characters that keep you reading and savoring every scene." --Jaimy Gordon, National Book Award Winner for Lord of Misrule"If works of fiction could be harnessed as alternative sources of clean energy, then Jason Skipper's assured debut novel,Hustle,would be lighting up a town." --Stuart Dybek, author of The Coast of Chicago"Exuberant . . . a funny, soulful, and vividly imagined book."  --Peter Orner, author of The Second Coming of Mavala Shikongo"A promising first novel by an insanely talented writer . . . a haunting and ultimately exhilarating novel of the first order." --John Dufresne, author of Requiem, Mass.