Fires are becoming something of a problem, but Biedermann has it all under control. A respected member of the community with a loving wife and a flourishing business, he is happy to demonstrate his philanthropy and give shelter to two new houseguests—until those...
Not one for the outside world, Jody secludes himself in his map store. His friend Carl has been bringing the chairs of dead friends into the store and leaving them there. Wit, politics, and heart combine in a story that is simultaneously intimate and universal....
