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Midnight in Monaco: a tragicomic circus farce
Midnight in Monaco a tragicomic circus farce Author:John L Sheppard Lost in a Florida disappearing from sight A tremendously funny and sad came-of-age narrative that recalls the hearty, chaotic family fictions of Richard Russo and Ralph Lombreglia, with the cold steel screams of Thom Jones or Denis Johnson lurking in the basement. Sheppard is a pitiless observer of all the foibles that make up the wasted lives o... more »f the small among us, yet he arranges these bits of madness in graceful, unexpected forms.« less