Boom Town, Garrison Keillor
Boom Town, Garrison Keillor
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Boom Town
A Lake Wobegon Novel

Author: Garrison Keillor

Narrator: Garrison Keillor

Unabridged: 12 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/11/2022

Categories: Fiction, Humorous, Satire

Synopsis

Return to America’s most beloved fictional hometown! Lake Wobegon is having a boom year thanks to millennial entrepreneurship—AuntMildred’s.com Gourmet Meatloaf, for example, or Universal Fire, makers of artisanal firewood seasoned with sea salt. Meanwhile, the author flies in to give eulogies at the funerals of five classmates, including a couple whom he disliked, and he finds a wave of narcissism crashing on the rocks of Lutheran stoicism. He is restored by the humor and grace of his old girlfriend Arlene and a visit from his wife, Giselle, who arrives from New York for a big love scene in an old lake cabin.

About Garrison Keillor

Garrison Keillor is America’s favorite storyteller. For more than forty years, as the host of A Prairie Home Companion, he has captivated millions of listeners with his weekly News from Lake Wobegon monologues. A Prairie Home Companion is heard on hundreds of public radio stations, as well as America One, the Armed Forces Networks, Sirius Satellite Radio, and via a live audio webcast. Keillor is also the author of several books and a frequent contributor to national publications including Time, the New Yorker, and National Geographic, in addition to writing his own syndicated column. He has been awarded a National Humanities Medal from the National Endowment of the Humanities. He is the winner of nine AudioFile Earphones Awards, several of which were for his own books. When not touring, he resides in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jeanette

I love this book for two reasons. One: a little girl is the hero who helps to make the town. Two: we learn that everyone can make a difference and work together to make the town a great place to be.......more

Goodreads review by Becky

First sentence: It took us twenty-one days on the stagecoach to get to California. When we got there, I thought we'd live with Pa in the gold fields. A whole tent city was built up. But Ma shook her head. "The gold fields are no place for children. We'll get a cabin and live in town." What town? A s......more

Goodreads review by Krista

The first story I read about these characters was called Taking Charge which was an amazing story with plenty of humor! How fun to follow the same characters in several more children’s picture books as they travel west and adjust to life there!......more

Goodreads review by Hannah

A lot can get accomplished when people work together.......more

Goodreads review by Anna

I loved this story about a young girl that moved to California during the gold rush. I like the way the author portrayed real events that happened, and explained how boom towns were created. The story line was cute and made it easy to understand boom towns. I liked how it all started with Amanda's......more

Quotes

“Keillor’s speaking to us with encouragement and empathy about the American life. But…he’s got our number that way he’s always had it.” Richard Ford, Pulitzer Prize–winning author

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