Michael Perry 
Visiting Tom 
A Man, a Highway, and the Road to Roughneck Grace

Somewhere between Garrison Keillors idyllic-sweet Lake Wobegon and the narrow-mindedness of Sinclair Lewiss Main Street lies the reality of small-town life. This is where Michael Perry lives.St. Paul Pioneer Press Perry can take comfort in the power of his writing, his ability to pull readers from all corners onto his Wisconsin spread, and make them feel right at home.Seattle Times Tuesdays with Morrie meets Bill Bryson in Visiting Tom, another witty, poignant, and stylish paean to living in New Auburn, Wisconsin, from Michael Perry. The author of Population: 485, Coop, and Truck: A Love Story, Perry takes us along on his uplifting visits with his octogenarian neighbor one valley overand celebrates the wisdom, heart, and sass of a vanishing generation that embodies the indomitable spirit of small-town America.