Truck: A Love Story - by Michael Perry (Paperback)

About the Book

A follow-up to "Population: 485, Truck" chronicles a year in which Perry struggles to grow his own food, live peaceably with his neighbors, and sort out his love life. Hilarious and heartfelt, this memoir introduces readers to a wonderful and unique cast of characters.

From the Back Cover

"A touching and very funny account. . . . Thoroughly engaging."--New York Times

Hilarious and heartfelt, Truck: A Love Story is the tale of a man struggling to grow his own garden, fix his old pickup, and resurrect a love life permanently impaired by Neil Diamond. In the process, he sets his hair on fire, is attacked by wild turkeys, and proposes marriage to a woman in New Orleans. The result is a surprisingly tender testament to love.

"Part Bill Bryson, part Anne Lamott, with a skim of Larry the Cable Guy and Walt Whitman creeping around the edges."--Lincoln Journal Star

"Perry takes each moment, peeling it, seasoning it with rich language, and then serving it to us piping hot and fresh."--Chicago Tribune

Review Quotes

"[Perry] displays the storytelling and observational skills that made his first book, POPULATION: 485, such a success...memorable...." - Publishers Weekly
Perry writes about fixing his truck as if he was resurrecting it, but in fact, he may more accurately be said to have been resurrecting himself. The truck is transformed, certainly, but the multiplicity of changes that Perry goes through run deeper and likely will last longer. Recommend this one enthusiastically to fans of self-exploration books and truck-repair manuals--and all readers in between. Motorcycle maintenance for a new century." - Booklist (starred review)
"In a time when Ashton Kutcher makes truckers fashionable for the MTV generation, the author of POPULATION:485 is refreshingly real. Full of the grit of country living, the honesty of stubborn self-reliance and humble humor, this is a touching, smart story by one of our strongest writers." - Milwaukee magazine
"A reminder, by a talent of the hinterlands, to celebrate small-town life and to treasure human relationships." - Kirkus Reviews
"The deer-hunting, truck-loving Michael Perry has the soul of a poet." - Chicago Tribune Books
"'Truck: A Love Story' is the perfect present...wonderfully evocative...Buy a stack of these books for the elusive guys in your life." - Washington Post Book World
"A sweet, sensitive book about a man and his pick-up sounds like a contradiction. But TRUCK is a delightful, quirky account of a year in a mid-American life spent restoring a 1951 International Harvester, cultivating a garden and falling in love at 38....TRUCK is a worthy sequel. Near its end, Perry writes, 'I feel like a boy who dreamed he coudl fly. Then he woke up. And he could still fly.' Here's hoping he keeps flying and keeps writing." - USA Today
"A sweet, sensitive book about a man and his pick-up sounds like a contradiction. But Truck is a delightful, quirky account of a year in a mid-American life spent restoring a 1951 International Harvester, cultivating a garden and falling in love at 38." - USA Today
"Recommend this one enthusiastically to fans of self-exploration books and truck-repair manuals--and all readers in between. Motorcycle maintenance for a new century." - Booklist (starred review)