From the award-winning author of The End of Vandalism: "Equal parts heist caper, ghost story and romance . . . in prose that is spare and sly" (The New York Times).
Set in the rugged region of the Midwest that gives the novel its title, The Driftless Area is the story of Pierre Hunter, a young bartender with unfailing optimism, a fondness for coin tricks, and an uncanny capacity for finding trouble. When he falls in love, with the mysterious and isolated Stella Rosmarin, Pierre becomes the c...
























