Vertigo Park And Other Tall Tales

A hilarious and wickedly original collection of pieces and cartoons by one of America’s funniest writers.

The title story (as sweeping as any novel but without the annoying length, more glamorous than a miniseries but without commercial interruption) follows a tragic (not to give anything away) love triangle (an idealistic screen goddess and her two unshakable lovers—who happen to become the last two presidents of the United States) through decades of (imaginary) American history.

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