Goodnight, Nebraska Paperback by Tom McNeal

Product Details

• Publisher: Vintage (1999-06-01)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 336 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780375704291
• Item Weight: 270.18 grams
• Dimensions: 20.32 x 13.21 x 1.91 cm

At the age of 17, Randall Hunsacker shoots his mother's boyfriend, steals a car and comes close to killing himself. His second chance lies in a small Nebraska farm town, where the landmarks include McKibben's Mobil Station, Frmka's Superette, and a sign that says The Wages of Sin is Hell. This is Goodnight, a place so ingrown and provincial that Randall calls it "Sludgeville"-until he starts thinking of it as home.

In this pitch-perfect novel, Tom McNeal explores the currents of hope, passion, and cruelty beneath the surface of the American heartland. In  Randall, McNeal creates an outcast whose redemption lies in Goodnight, a strange, small, but ultimately embracing community where Randall will inspire fear and adulation, win the love of a beautiful girl and nearly throw it all away.

About the Author

Tom McNeal lives in Fallbrook, CA.