Overview

The unforgettable story of a housepainter turned doctor in Big Sky country who finds himself on a darkly funny journey to salvation in this ""irrepressibly comic and optimistic"" novel (The New York Times Book Review) from the acclaimed author of Ninety-two in the Shade and Cloudbursts.Berl Pickett is living in the small town of Livingston, Montana. The son of Pentecostal rug-shampooers, Pickett has never been the social toast of the town, but when he is accused of negligent homicide in the death of his former lover, he finds himself ostracized by his colleagues and realizes just how small his little village truly is. But fortunately for Berl, the very thing that sets him apart--his inability to follow the pack--proves to be his saving grace. With this inglorious hero, McGuane has created an unforgettable voyager.

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""Excellent...Expertly quilting together the sacred and the profane, the comic and the tragic...Driving on the Rim should be read aloud and savored."" -- ""Boston Globe""

Author Information

Thomas McGuane is the author of ten novels, including the National Book Award-nominated Ninety-two in the Shade, three works of nonfiction, and four collections of stories. His work has won numerous awards, including the Rosenthal Award of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and has been anthologized in The Best American Stories, The Best American Essays, and The Best American Sports Writing. He earned a BA degree in English from Michigan State University and an MFA degree from Yale, where he studied play writing and dramatic literature. He received a Wallace Stegner Fellowhsip to Stanford University and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Traber Burns worked for thirty-five years in regional theater, including the New York, Oregon, and Alabama Shakespeare festivals. He also spent five years in Los Angeles appearing in many television productions and commercials, including Lost, Close to Home, Without a Trace, Boston Legal, Grey's Anatomy, Cold Case, Gilmore Girls, and others.

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