Book description
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It seems that these trends will continue indefinitely. Robert grows
to be a model citizen for whom the town is his hobby, interest and
life, always overshadowing Spud whose only achievement is to marry his
first girlfriend and whose existence is meagre. But destiny has other
plans, and the colourful residents of Cedar Hole will be forced to
acknowledge that a good man can come in many guises.
Richly comic and tender, The Greatest Man in Cedar Hole is a
dazzling novel about small-town life, growing up, and, above all, what
it takes to be great.
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Cedar Hole is a small and foggy town where only the grass is able to
blossom - its inhabitants are a hopeless and lethargic bunch. Enter
Robert J. Cutler, an enigmatic, confident and relentlessly cheerful
young boy. Robert seems to be heading for great things - more than this
town can offer him, certainly. However, he is dedicated to his beloved
Cedar Hole and determined to become its school's best student. Now meet
Francis Spud' Pinkham who is trying to stay as invisible as Robert is
trying to shine. Spud's nine terrifying elder sisters make his life a
daily battle of torment and he slips easily and willingly into the role
of the school bully.< 'You don't slip much past Stephanie Doyon,
whose wry, wicked, sympathetic intelligence informs every page of her
winning, hilarious novel' Richard Russo >
It seems that these
trends will continue indefinitely. Robert grows to be a model citizen
for whom the town is his hobby, interest and life, always
overshadowing Spud whose only achievement is to marry his first
girlfriend and whose existence is meagre. But destiny has other plans,
and the colourful residents of Cedar Hole will be forced to
acknowledge that a good man can come in many guises.
Richly comic and tender, The Greatest Man in Cedar Hole is a
dazzling novel about small-town life, growing up, and, above all, what
it takes to be great.
P>
Cedar Hole is a small and foggy town where only the grass is able to
blossom - its inhabitants are a hopeless and lethargic bunch. Enter
Robert J. Cutler, an enigmatic, confident and relentlessly cheerful
young boy. Robert seems to be heading for great things - more than this
town can offer him, certainly. However, he is dedicated to his beloved
Cedar Hole and determined to become its school's best student. Now meet
Francis Spud' Pinkham who is trying to stay as invisible as Robert is
trying to shine. Spud's nine terrifying elder sisters make his life a
daily battle of torment and he slips easily and willingly into the role
of the school bully.<
