Publisher's Synopsis
A novel on human fallibility, set in the American Middle West, by an American author with a reputation as a great comedian with a ministering touch, who can count among his admirers such literary giants as Evelyn Waugh, Flannery O'Connor and Anthony Burgess. J.F. Powers, who lives in Minnesota, won the National Book Award for "Morte D'Urban" (1962). His work also includes the short-story collection "Prince of Darkness", "The Presence of Grace" and "Look How the Fish Live". He is the recipient of many honours and awards and teaches at the University of St John's, Minnesota.
