Welcome to Utopia: Notes from a Small Town

by Karen Valby

Book Overview

In Welcome to Utopia, quintessential American stories--the mom anxiously sending her sons to Iraq and Afghanistan, teens longing to escape the familiar, old-timers trying to hold onto their roots while the world around them changes--come to life on every page. Karen Valby's extraordinary capacity to observe and empathize helps us understand that whether we live in a small town like Utopia, Texas, or a large city, we confront the same fears and dream...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292738757
• ISBN13: 9780292738751
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"