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The Road to Wellville

The Road to Wellville Contemporary literature

The Road to Wellville

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Will Lightbody is a man with a stomach ailment whose only sin is loving his wife, Eleanor, too much. Eleanor is a health nut of the first stripe, and when in 1907 she journeys to Dr. John Harvey Kellogg's infamous Battle Creek Spa to live out the vegetarian ethos, poor Will goes too. So begins T. Coraghessan Boyle's wickedly comic look at turn-of-the-century fanatics in search of the magic pill to prolong their lives--or the profit to be had from manufacturing it. Brimming with a Dickensian cast of characters and laced with wildly wonderful plot twists, Jane Smiley in the New York Times Book Review called The Road to Wellville "A marvel, enjoyable from beginning to end."
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
496
Release Date:
1994-05-26
Publication Date:
1994-05-01
Publisher:
Penguin Publishing Group
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0140167188
ISBN13:
9780140167184
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Minimum Reading Age:
18
Maximum Reading Age:
99
Weight:
520 g
Height:
129 cm
Width:
197 cm
Thickness:
27 cm

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The items bear minimal signs of past use, such as light scratches or memories in the form of markings. These signs of wear give the items a charming character and tell stories of their previous owners, while not affecting their functionality.
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