Jump to content

Welcome to Higby

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Welcome to Higby
First edition (US)
AuthorMark Dunn
LanguageEnglish
GenreComedy
PublisherMacAdam/Cage (US)
Methuen (UK)
Publication date
2002 (US), 2004 (UK)
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint & eBook
Pages352[1] or 339[2]
ISBN1-931561-17-6

Welcome to Higby is the [3] second novel by Mark Dunn published in 2002 by MacAdam/Cage.[4] and dedicated to his twin brother Clay.

Plot introduction

[edit]

The novel concerns the interconnected lives of the inhabitants of Higby, a fictional town in northern Mississippi,[5] during the Labor Day weekend in 1993.[6] Five separate story lines are woven together featuring 25 main characters[1] which include the Revd. Oren Cullen, struggling to cope with the death of his wife and behaviour of his son Clint (who starts the weekend by falling off a water tower) who is drawn to the manageress of the local massage parlour and Talitha Leigh, kidnapped by an extremist vegan cult and renamed 'Blithe'.[7]

Reception

[edit]

References

[edit]