Go with Me - Softcover

Castle Freeman Jr.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0715650459 ISBN 13: 9780715650455

Publisher: Gerald Duckworth Co Ltd, 2016

Synopsis

Somewhere in backwoods Vermont, a young woman refuses to back down in the face of threats from a violent local villain. Her boyfriend has fled the state in fear, and local law enforcement can do nothing to protect her. And so she resolves not only to stand her ground, but also to fight back. A pair of unlikely allies - Lester, a crafty old-timer, and Nate, built like a tractor and not much smarter - join her cause, willing to do whatever it takes. An eccentric Greek chorus of locals - wry, witty, sceptical, and not always entirely sober - keep a running commentary in the background as the threesome's quest reaches its terrifying conclusion

About this title

About the Author

Castle Freeman is the award-winning author of two previous novels, a story collection and a collection of essays. He has been the lead essayist for 'The Old Farmer s Almanac' since 1982, and lives in Newfane, Vermont. His previous books include 'My Life and Adventures', 'Judgement Hill' and 'The Bride of Ambrose'. His work has featured in an anthology of Best American Short Stories.

From Publishers Weekly

Like its young heroine, Lillian, Freeman's trim powerhouse is a pistol. The novelist and Old Farmer's Almanac essayist sets this story of grim purpose in a rural Vermont of logging, lumber mills and Lost Towns beyond the reach of the law. Threatened by the locally notorious villain Blackway, who has smashed her car window and killed her cat, Lillian turns to the sheriff. Unable to offer her legal protection, he sends her to a derelict sawmill where the wheelchair-bound Whizzer Boot holds court to a Greek chorus-like circle of beer-drinking locals. When Lillian refuses to leave town in the face of Blackway's threats, Whizzer assigns fearless young Nate and crafty old Lester to go with her to find him. Over the course of a single day, they venture deep into the sparsely inhabited territory and outlaw criminality of the Lost Towns. Knowing that as they get close they got to be ready to go all the way through, they meet menace and violence head-on. Nate's brawn, Lester's cunning and Lillian's stolid determination lead them to a late-night confrontation with Blackway that is as startling as it is inevitable. Freeman's beautifully cadenced dialogue is rich with humor, philosophic depth and a near-mythic sensibility. (Jan.)
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Edition details

• Publisher: Gerald Duckworth Co Ltd
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0715650459
• ISBN 13: 9780715650455
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160