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Jimmy Vann was twice reported dead in World War II, and only after reading his own glowing obituary did he find his true calling: selling life insurance. Jimmy's son, Nolan, falls short of his father's expectations. With no war of his own to reckon with, Nolan lives a life without gravity in the small southern town in which he grew up.
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2 editions- Other · English · 2001Houghton Mifflin · 220 pages · 9780618128471
- Other · English · 2000Graywolf Press · 220 pages · 9781555973124
MenFathers and sonsFictionWorld War, 1939-1945Family relationshipsVeteransNew York Times reviewedFiction, humorous, general