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In Western Counties

A Short Story

Author: Nickolas Butler

In Western Counties

In Western Counties

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About This Book

From Nickolas Butler, author of the national bestseller SHOTGUN LOVESONGS, comes a moving story of a cop's last bid to right a wrong she may have helped create.

Aida doesn't recognize...

Page Count
38
On Sale
11/25/2014

Book Details

From Nickolas Butler, author of the national bestseller SHOTGUN LOVESONGS, comes a moving story of a cop's last bid to right a wrong she may have helped create.

Aida doesn't recognize the young woman at first. It could be the scars that have altered Bethany's face, the ones she tries and fails to cover up, that make her unrecognizable. Or it could just be Aida's failing memory. Even before her retirement from the force she was losing track of things, whole days even. And it was in one of those moments that she fears she missed the chance to help Bethany before. A mistake that she now hopes she might be able to correct, or at the very least do penance for.

Set amidst the failed farms and small towns of the prairie, IN WESTERN COUNTIES portrays one woman fighting to hold onto her own life, even as she frees the life of another.

Imprint Publisher

Thomas Dunne Books

ISBN

9781466878570

In The News

Shotgun Lovesongs is about a hometown in Wisconsin and the close band of friends who will always feel its magnetic pull. ... The most lyrical parts of this big-hearted book are about how all the characters, including the star, are almost physically drawn to the town and one another. ... Impressively original.” —The New York Times on Shotgun Lovesongs

“Sparkles in every way. A love letter to the open lonely American heartland…A must-read.” —People on Shotgun Lovesongs

“We all have them, right? Those songs that indelibly mark the milestones in our lives? Songs that stir up our deepest feelings and remind us of who we are. ... Only the best, most emotionally resonant novels work in the same way. Nickolas Butler's Shotgun Lovesongs is one of those novels.” —Minneapolis Star Tribune on Shotgun Lovesongs

“Totally smitten. That was me, within four pages of the beginning of Shotgun Lovesongs. ... This is one of those books you step into, but never want to leave.” —Reedsburg Times-Press on Shotgun Lovesongs

“The kind of book that restores your faith in humanity.” —Toronto Star on Shotgun Lovesongs

“A dreamy novel that leaves readers with a lasting impression about friendship and its purpose -- to teach, inspire, and, most of all, fill our hearts with love.” —Wilkes Barre Times-Leader on Shotgun Lovesongs

“Nickolas Butler ripped my heart out with rare honesty and good old-fashioned unapologetic love. A book that makes you want to call old friends. A writer who makes you feel more human than you thought possible.” —Matthew Quick, New York Times bestselling author of The Silver Linings Playbook on Shotgun Lovesongs

“Nickolas Butler has written a Midwestern masterpiece and has done for the modest splendor of verdant farmlands what Larry McMurtry did for the brutal beauty of small-town Texas.” —Ambert Dermont, author of the New York Times bestseller The Starboard Sea on Shotgun Lovesongs

“This is a novel about home, and home is how the book feels.” —Josh Weil, award-winning author of The New Valley on Shotgun Lovesongs

“An unswervingly bighearted and compelling novel about an indie rocker made good and his best friends back home in Wisconsin...a soaring, meditative chorus of voices. And it's absolutely beautiful.” —Dean Bakopoulos, author of the New York Times Notable Book Please Don't Come Back from the Moon on Shotgun Lovesongs

“You will be moved to laughter and tears, plugged in to a melody that brilliantly shares the story of all our lives.” —Benjamin Percy, Pushcart Prize–winning author of Red Moon on Shotgun Lovesongs

“A beautifully written, heartfelt novel about young men in the Midwest grappling with the slipperiest bits of life. Read Shotgun Lovesongs with caution--these guys will stay with you for a while.” —Katie Crouch, New York Times bestselling author of Girls in Trucks on Shotgun Lovesongs

“Hooray for this warm, wise, bighearted book.” —Emily Jeanne Miller, author of Brand New Human Being on Shotgun Lovesongs

“What a cracking book. Full of heart, full of compassion, full of characters who have you rooting for them from the very first page.” —Shelley Harris, author of Jubilee, short-listed for the 2012 Commonwealth Book Prize on Shotgun Lovesongs

“There is also a profound empathy for the characters and the small-town dynamic that the reader will likely share, an appreciation for what 'America was, or could be.'” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) on Shotgun Lovesongs

“Its power comes from its honesty and the way in which the author sees as much value in life's smaller moments as in its big. … A beautifully written, big-hearted celebration of the enduring power of different kinds of love.” —The Independent (UK) on Shotgun Lovesongs

“One of the best books I’ve read in a long time. I know you’ll love it – and you will want to put it in the hands of everyone you know, and say – ‘just read it.” —OurWindsor on Shotgun Lovesongs

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In Western Counties

In Western Counties

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