A moving parable of human love and redemption, Handling Sin is Michael Malone's comic masterpiece.
On the Ides of March, our hero, Raleigh Whittier Hayes (forgetful husband, baffled father, prosperous insurance agent, and leading citizen of Thermopylae, North Carolina), learns that his father has discharged himself from the hospital, taken all his money out of the bank and, with a young black female mental patient, vanished in a yellow Cadillac convertible. Left behind is a mysterious list of seven outrageous tasks that Raleigh must perform in order to rescue his father and his inheritance.
And so Raleigh and fat Mingo Sheffield (his irrepressibly loyal friend) set off on an uproarious contemporary treasure hunt through a landscape of unforgettable characters, falling into adventures worthy of Tom Jones and Huck Finn. A moving parable of human love and redemption, Handling Sin is Michael Malone's comic masterpiece.
By:
Michael Malone Imprint: Sourcebooks, Inc Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 232mm,
Width: 155mm,
Spine: 40mm
Weight: 968g ISBN:9781402239335 ISBN 10: 1402239335 Pages: 720 Publication Date:01 April 2010 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
"Prologue THE CALL Chapter 1 In Which the Hero Is Introduced and Receives a Blow Chapter 2 Which Treats of the Strange Message the Hero's Father Sent Him Chapter 3 Of a Misunderstanding between Our Hero and His Neighbors Chapter 4 How Raleigh Received His Name Chapter 5 In Which Raleigh Blackmails an Enemy and Frightens the Kaiser Chapter 6 Of the Advice Given Raleigh by His Only Sane Aunt Chapter 7 In Which the Hero Commits a Crime Chapter 8 And Is Nearly Arrested Chapter 9 The First Sally Takes a Strange Turn Chapter 10 How Raleigh Was Confirmed in His View of the World THE QUEST Chapter 11 In Which Our Hero Attends a Surprise Party Chapter 12 Raleigh Escapes Chapter 13 Wherein Is Continued the Account of the Innumerable Troubles Endured by Our Hero Chapter 14 Sudden Impulses Overwhelm Our Hero Chapter 15 In Which Is Continued a Conversation Begun Thirty Years Ago Chapter 16 In Which Raleigh and Mingo Fall into a Swamp Chapter 17 Raleigh's Confession Chapter 18 How Mingo Fared Alone at Myrtle Beach Chapter 19 In Which the Hero Finds Himself at Sea Chapter 20 The Great Adventure of the Bass Fiddle Case - Chapter 21 In Which Is Described the Famous Barbecue at ""Wild Oaks"" Chapter 22 Our Hero Succumbs to a Faded Beauty Chapter 23 The Very Extraordinary Adventures Which Ensued at the Inn Chapter 24 In Which Are Continued the Misfortunes That"
