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Decline of the Lawrence Welk Empire

by Poe Ballantine

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ISBN13: 9780976631118
ISBN10: 0976631113
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When Edgar is expelled from college for drunkenly bellowing expletives from a dorm window at three a.m., he hitchhikes to Colorado and trains as a cook. A postcard arrives from Edgar's childhood buddy, Connor Harding, inviting him to a Caribbean island. Once there Edgar cooks at the local tourist restaurant and falls in love with Connor's girl, Kate. He becomes embroiled in a love triangle and his troubles multiply as he is stalked by murderous island native, Chollie Legion. Even Cinnamon Jim the medicine man is no help. Ultimately, it takes a hurricane to blow Edgar out of this mess.

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"Ballantine writes with the smugness of an ex-frat boy and seems to be having loads of fun, occasionally at the reader's expense." Library Journal

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In this follow-up to "God Clobbers Us All, " Edgar Donahoe is back for another misguided adventure. When Edgar is expelled from college, he accepts his pal Mountain Moses' offer to come to a Caribbean island. Once there, Edgar cooks at the local tourist resort and falls in love with Mountain's girl, Kate. Embroiled in a dangerous love triangle and stalked by a mysterious local, he turns to medicine man Cinnamon Jim for help — but even the supernatural may not be able to save him now. Ballantine's quirky humor and captivating prose have drawn comparison to Kerouac and Bukowski, but his voice remains inimitably his own in this raucous, riveting adventure.
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About the Author

Poe Ballantine currently lives in Chadron, Nebraska. His work has previously appeared in The Atlantic Monthly Online, The Sun, Kenyon Review and The Coal City Review. In addition to garnering numerous Pushcart and O'Henry nominations, Ballantine's work was included in the Best American Short Story and Best American Essay (2006) anthologies.
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ConCon, October 5, 2006 (view all comments by ConCon)
Hi this is kind of funny but when I picked up this book I bought and started reading it, its was great I couldn't put it down. also this is kind of ironic but my name is Connor
Harding, and also my brothers down living in the carribean in Domincan Republic.
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ISBN:
9780976631118
Author:
Ballantine, Poe
Publisher:
Hawthorne Books
Subject:
Literary
Subject:
Alcoholism
Subject:
Drug abuse
Subject:
Caribbean area
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Triangles (Interpersonal relations)
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Literature-A to Z
Copyright:
2006
Publication Date:
20060731
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Language:
English
Pages:
353
Dimensions:
9.04x5.54x.83 in. 1.09 lbs.
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Product details 353 pages Hawthorne Books - English 9780976631118 Reviews:
"Review" by , "Ballantine writes with the smugness of an ex-frat boy and seems to be having loads of fun, occasionally at the reader's expense."
"Synopsis" by , In this follow-up to "God Clobbers Us All, " Edgar Donahoe is back for another misguided adventure. When Edgar is expelled from college, he accepts his pal Mountain Moses' offer to come to a Caribbean island. Once there, Edgar cooks at the local tourist resort and falls in love with Mountain's girl, Kate. Embroiled in a dangerous love triangle and stalked by a mysterious local, he turns to medicine man Cinnamon Jim for help — but even the supernatural may not be able to save him now. Ballantine's quirky humor and captivating prose have drawn comparison to Kerouac and Bukowski, but his voice remains inimitably his own in this raucous, riveting adventure.
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