Shotgun+Lovesongs

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Overview
"Impressively original." —// The New York Times //

Welcome to Little Wing. It’s a place like hundreds of others, nothing special, really. But for four friends** — **all born and raised in this small Wisconsin town** — **it is home. And now they are men, coming into their own, or struggling to do so. One of them never left, still working the family farm that has been tilled for generations. But others felt the need to move on, with varying degrees of success. One trades commodities, another took to the rodeo circuit, and one of them even hit it big as a rock star. And then there’s Beth, a woman who has meant something special in each of their lives. Now all four are brought together for a wedding. Little Wing seems even smaller than before. While lifelong bonds are still strong, there are stresses** — **between the friends, between husbands and wives. There will be heartbreak, but there will also be hope, healing, even heroism as these memorable people learn the true meaning of adult friendship and love. Seldom has the American heartland been so richly and accurately portrayed. Though the town may have changed, the one thing that hasn’t is the beauty of the Wisconsin farmland, the lure of which, in Nickolas Butler’s hands, emerges as a vibrant character in the story. // Shotgun Lovesongs // is that rare work of fiction that evokes a specific time and place yet movingly describes the universal human condition. It is, in short, a truly remarkable book** — **a novel that once read will never be forgotten.

"Nickolas Butler ripped my heart out with rare honesty and good, old-fashioned, unapologetic love." --Matthew Quick, bestselling author of //The Silver Linings Playbook//

//"//This is a novel about home, and home is how the book feels."--Josh Weil, award-winning author of //The New Valley//

"A beautifully written, heartfelt novel about young men in the Midwest grappling with the slipperiest bits of life. Read //Shotgun Lovesongs// with caution--these guys will stay with you for a while." --Katie Crouch, bestselling author of //Girls in Trucks//

Casey--watermelon salad and perhaps some kale chips Colleen- Hershey's Chocolate Cake and my friend Lori Raisse-Target was out of Turkey Brats :( I will bring something. Kristen N - I hate this but Im not going to be able to make it :( Mary- I will be there with some kind of food.
 * __FOOD__**

**HOW TO GET TO CASEY'S APARTMENT** **Disclaimer: I have a cat, and she is very friendly, so take your allergy meds! She'll want to hang out with us until it gets loud, and then she'll go away.

215 William Penn Plaza #731 (top floor) Durham, NC 27704

__From Creedmoor:__ Take I-85 south and exit at either Roxboro or Duke. I think Duke is easier. Go right (for probably a mile-ish?) until you see Carver road. Turn right. If coming from Duke, you will stay on Carver and go through the light near the CVS. You will pass a small shopping/food area on the left. Take the second left (Ben Franklin is the name of the road.) At the light, turn right into Independence Park apartments. You will pass the leasing office/pool on the left. My building is the second one on the left after that. Park anywhere.

__From Durham:__ Get yourself to either Duke and Carver or Roxboro and Carver (near the former Durham Regional Hospital), then follow the above instructions. My complex is sort of behind the Zaxby's/Goodberry's/Chik-fil-a shopping area and is in the midst of a bunch of medical plazas. You're not lost if you see a lot of doctor's offices.

__From Raleigh:__ You're own your own. Just kidding, although I don't know Raleigh well. __If coming from the Glenwood/Brier Creek area__, then hop on 70/Glenwood and take it until it turns into 85. Take I-85 south and exit at either Roxboro or Duke. I think Duke is easier. Go right (for probably a mile-ish?) until you see Carver road. Turn right. If coming from Duke, you will stay on Carver and go through the light near the CVS. You will pass a small shopping/food area on the left. Take the second left (Ben Franklin is the name of the road.) At the light, turn right into Independence Park apartments. You will pass the leasing office/pool on the left. My building is the second one on the left after that. Park anywhere. __If coming from more Raleigh proper/NC State area__: Take 40 to NC-147 (exit 179 B). Take the Duke St. exit. Follow Duke for about a mile, go over 85, go about another mileish, and then turn right on Carver. Go through the light at the CVS. You will pass a small shopping/food area on the left. Take the second left (Ben Franklin is the name of the road.) At the light, turn right into Independence Park apartments. You will pass the leasing office/pool on the left. My building is the second one on the left after that. Park anywhere.