New York Times bestselling humorist Michael Perry makes his fiction debut with this hilarious and big-hearted tale a comic yet sincere exploration of faith and the foibles of modern life that blends the barbed charm of Garrison Keillor the irreverent humor of Christopher Moore and the audacious insight of Chuck KlostermanLife is suddenly full of drama for low-key Harley Jackson A woman in a big red pickup has stolen his bachelors heart a Hummer-driving predatory developer is threatening to pave the last vestiges of his family farm and inside his barn is a calf bearing the image of Jesus Christ His best friend Billy a giant of a man who shares his trailer house with a herd of cats and tries to pass off country music lyrics as philosophy urges him to avoid the woman fight the developer and get rich off the calf But Harley takes the opposite tack hoping to avoid what his devout dearly departed mother would have called a sceneThen the secret gets outright through the barn door and Harleys miracle goes viral Within hours pilgrims grifters and the media have descended on his quiet patch of Swivel Wisconsin looking for a glimpse and a percentage of the calf Does Harley hide the famous possibly holy calf and risk a riot or give the people what they wantand raise enough money to keep his landand just possibly win the woman and her big red pickup truckHarley goes all in cutting a deal with a major Hollywood agent that transforms his little farm into an international spiritual theme parkthink Lourdes only with cheese curds and t-shirts Soon Harley has lots of money and more trouble than he ever dreamed.
