Visiting Tom

“Somewhere between Garrison Keillor’s idyllic-sweet Lake Wobegon and the narrow-mindedness of Sinclair Lewis’s 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 TimesTuesdays 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 over—and celebrates the wisdom heart and sass of a vanishing generation that embodies the indomitable spirit of small-town America.