The Book Of Joe

Contemporary American Fiction

Author: Jonathan Tropper

Joe Goffman’s sizzling first novel – and a blockbuster on screen – has savaged almost every reputation in Bush Falls. Having turned his back firmly on the town he left seventeen years ago, the indignant cries of former neighbours, friends and family members – not to mention the class action slander suit – have never fazed Joe in the least.Until now.A family emergency summo….Read More

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