Praying to a Laughing God

by Kevin McColley

Book Overview

Set in the heartland of America, Praying to a Laughing God is the remarkable and moving story of old friendships, new love, deeply hidden secrets, and the discovery of truths. It is about the death of dreams and the birth of hope; about a disappearing way of life and the reaffirmation of the human spirit. It is startling, provocative, and deeply compelling.

When Clark Holstrom goes each morning to open the hardware store he has operated...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1416572759
• ISBN13: 9781416572756
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A moving and poignant novel and a very good mystery

True crime writer Ted Lewell arrives in the small town of Credibull, Minnesota, researching his next effort: the real story behind the murder of Albert Wilson, who was killed almost four decades ago. When septagenariun Clark Holstrom learns what the famous author plans to do, he begins to worry about how this will affect his ailing friend, Maynard Tewle, a person who many townsfolk believe actually committed the murder. However, the state could never prove its case.... The who-done-it aspects of PRAYING TO A LAUGHING GOD are somewhat interesting, but are overwhelmed by the more poignant and brilliantly described harsh realities of aging. The characters are first rate and Kevin McColley, a renowned writer of young adult fiction, has gracefully moved into the adult world with this passionate, sentimental, and very melancholy ode to old age. Harriet Klausner