false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171745177m/117955.jpg 117955 10 n this charming departure from Lake Wobegon, bestselling author Garrison Keillor tells a hilarious and heartwarming tale of ambition, success and failure, and the virtues of real love. Aspiring writer Larry Wyler leads a quiet, decent life with his do-gooder wife, Iris, in St. Paul, Minnesota, but he wants more. When his literary debut becomes a hit, he departs for a Manhattan apartment, a job at the <I>New Yorker</I>, and three- martini lunches with the great editor, William Shawn.<P> But when his second novel bombs and he finds himself in the grip of writer's block, Wyler discovers that success&#151;and the New York publishing scene&#151;is a fickle mistress, indeed. Creatively barren, nearly destitute, and longing for Iris, he accepts a job writing &#147;Ask Mr. Blue,&#148; a column doling out advice to the lovelorn. It may not be glamorous work, but through it Wyler discovers what's really important and sets out to win back the woman he left behind. 2291270 2003 Love Me total:366|5:35|4:113|3:134|2:68|1:16| 366 1181 493 53 3 1 false false Sun Jun 03 13:37:25 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 16 20:59:39 -0700 2007
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I love Garrison Keillor. I love his humourous and down-home style. However, I wasn't a huge fan of the plot. I prefer his Wobegon stuff.

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