Loyal Soul

A firework display of cutting, comic dialogues

With his trademark dry wit, Castle Freeman tells a story laden with irony about the rocky road to a wedding in the backwoods of Vermont. The altar is a long way off, and Sheriff Wing has to restore order more than once – in his own way, of course. »Port’s like a hermit. No, he’s like a bear: you know he’s there, up in the woods. He’s always around, but he’s scarce. He keeps to himself. You might see him once every couple of years.« Connie Bennett doesn’t care much for Port Conway. That her husband Cliff has to be friends of all people with this idiot who’s not even a local – be that as it may. But when her outrageously beautiful half-sister Lucy moves in with her and Cliff and turns the whole of Vermont – including Port – upside down, things get out of hand. Because Lucy won’t be told what to do, especially not by men.


»Castle Freeman writes with profound wit and a deep understanding of the human psyche.«
The Guardian

»Reading Castle Freeman makes you feel like you’re sitting in the cinema having a great time, watching a film with incredibly laidback, funny dialogue.«
Elke Heidendreich