The Heart Can Be Filled Anywhere on Earth - by Bill Holm (Paperback)

Name: The Heart Can Be Filled Anywhere on Earth - by Bill Holm (Paperback)
Brand: Milkweed Editions
SKU: 1005238174
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Growing up, Bill Holm knew what failure was: "to die in Minneota.
Author(s): Bill Holm
230 Pages
Biography + Autobiography, Personal Memoirs

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About the Book

The author of "Coming Home Crazy" and "Eccentric Islands" offers a witty and poignant journey around the world and through the heartland by "the tallest radical humorist in the Midwest" (Garrison Keillor). 10 photos.

Book Synopsis

Growing up, Bill Holm knew what failure was: "to die in Minneota." But after returning to his hometown ("a very small dot on an ocean of grass") after 20 years' absence, he wasn't so sure.

Finding pleasure in the customs and characters of small-town life, in The Heart Can Be Filled Anywhere on Earth he writes with affection about the town elders, seen by those in the outside world as misfits and losers.

"They taught me what to value, what to ignore, what to embrace, and what to resist."

In his trek through the heartland, Holm covers a satisfyingly wide emotional terrain, from scandalous affairs in the 1950s to his aunt's touching attempts to transcend poverty with perfume and movie-star airs.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.52 Inches (H) x 5.56 Inches (W) x .78 Inches (D)

Weight: .78 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 230

Genre: Biography + Autobiography

Sub-Genre: Personal Memoirs

Publisher: Milkweed Editions

Format: Paperback

Author: Bill Holm

Language: English

Street Date: December 4, 2000

TCIN: 1005238174

UPC: 9781571312518

Item Number (DPCI): 247-10-9315

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship weight: 0.78 pounds

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