In the land of second chances
Subtitle: a novel
By: George Shaffner
Edition: Ballantine Books trade pbk. ed.
Series: Reader's circle
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 314
ISBN-13: 9780345484987
Subjects: Department stores; Life change events; Bed and breakfast accommodations; Eccentrics and eccentricities; Traveling sales personnel; City and town life; Fiction
Description: When a traveling salesman mysteriously appears in smalltown Ebb, Nebr., he quickly settles in at Wilma Porter's Come Again B&B and sets about solving all the problems plaguing Ebb's small social circle in this chatty, earnest novel.  While no one fully believes that the impeccably dressed Vernon Moore has truly come to sell games of chance (there are no prospective buyers, for one thing), they are eager to keep him around for excitement and advice.  Through a series of conversations over Wilma's down-home cooking, and at Calvin Millet's Department Store-a family establishment fast falling prey to bankruptcy and Wal-Mart takeover-Mr. Moore pitches philosophy and faith to Ebb's residents.