Chapel Hill, N.C.: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2007. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Clarke's second novel is in a league with such classics as "Catch 22," "A Confederacy of Dunces," and "Little Big Man." A novel disguised as a memoir and a bibliomystery cloaked in humor, this book is about truth and honesty and the damage they can do. It features Sam Pulsifer, who, as a teenager, accidentally burned down poet Emily Dickinson's house, unknowingly killing two people in the fire. Sam spent ten years in prison, then started over -- he went to college, got married, fathered two children, made a brand new life. And then his past caught up with as he watched as one after another, the homes of other famous New England writers go up in flames. Sam must turn detective and find the guilty party to prove his own innocence. What he discovers and how he deals with what he finds, is both hilariously funny and heartbreakingly sad. It is truth kicking you in the ass. A one-line inscription to the previous owner on the front end page, o/w text and boards are clean and unmarked, tight and square. The dustjacket is price-clipped but o/w free of significant flaws. A trace of edgewear but no tears, no chipping. Not a remaindered copy.

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Bookseller: H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 004739
Title: AN ARSONIST'S GUIDE TO WRITERS' HOMES IN NEW ENGLAND
Author: Clarke, Brock
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition, First Printing.
Publisher: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Place of Publication: Chapel Hill, N.C.
Date Published: 2007
Keywords: MODERN NOVEL, FIRST EDITION, BIBLIOMYSTERY, CRIME, COMEDY,
Bookseller catalogs: Modern Novel; Humor; Bibliomystery;

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