‘One of the past half-century’s finest novels . . . a masterpiece’
Independent on Sunday
Welcome to Grouse County, somewhere in the Midwest: where the towns are small but the people, their dreams and their eccentricities come in all sizes.
When Sheriff Dan Norman arrests local troublemaker Tiny Darling for vandalising an anti-vandalism dance, he does not expect much in the way of fallout. But unseen wheels have been set in motion, and lives will be changed: Dan finds love, Tiny loses his wife Louise, and all three travel an epic journey of the heart.
‘If you read The End of Vandalism you will become one of those people who try to foist it upon other people, your eyes shining with the unsettling delight of having lived through it’
Jon McGregor, author of Reservoir 13
Independent on Sunday
Welcome to Grouse County, somewhere in the Midwest: where the towns are small but the people, their dreams and their eccentricities come in all sizes.
When Sheriff Dan Norman arrests local troublemaker Tiny Darling for vandalising an anti-vandalism dance, he does not expect much in the way of fallout. But unseen wheels have been set in motion, and lives will be changed: Dan finds love, Tiny loses his wife Louise, and all three travel an epic journey of the heart.
‘If you read The End of Vandalism you will become one of those people who try to foist it upon other people, your eyes shining with the unsettling delight of having lived through it’
Jon McGregor, author of Reservoir 13
Reviews
if you read The End of Vandalism you will become one of those people who try to foist it upon other people, your eyes shining with the unsettling delight of having lived through it
To be associated with something this good would be an honour for any writer
It's hard to think of any novel - let alone a first novel - in which you can hear the voice of the people so well
For my money, one of the funniest American novels ever written