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Nickolas Butler - Dulwich Books - Tuesday 16th September *Only UK Event*


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Join us on Tuesday 16th September at 7pm and hear Wisconsin author Nickolas Butler talk about his fantastic debut novel, 'Shotgun Lovesongs,' at his first ever UK event.


'Shotgun Lovesongs': Henry, Lee, Kip and Ronny grew up together in rural Wisconsin. Friends since childhood, their lives all began the same way, but have since taken different paths. Henry stayed on the family farm and married his first love, whilst the others left in search of something more. Ronnie became a rodeo star, Kip made his fortune in the city, and musician Lee found fame ? but heartbreak, too. Now all four are back in town for a wedding, each of them hoping to recapture their old closeness but unable to escape how much has changed. Amid the happiness of reunion and celebration, old rivalries resurface and a wife?s secret threatens to tear both a marriage and a friendship apart . . . This is a novel about the things that matter ? love and loyalty, the power of music and the beauty of nature ? told in a uniquely beautiful, warm-hearted and profound way and exploring the age-old question of whether we can ever truly come home.


Nickolas Butler was born in Pennsylvania and raised in Wisconsin, where he has now returned with his wife and two children. He has worked as a Burger King maintenance man, a hot-dog vendor, a telemarketer, an innkeeper (twice), an office manager, a coffee roaster and a liquor store clerk. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin and the University of Iowa Writers? Workshop, his work has appeared in a wide range of literary magazines. 'Shotgun Lovesongs' is his first novel.


Dulwich Books discovered Nickolas Butler when our bookseller Chloe read an advance copy; she described it as "Displaying not an ounce of cynicism and wearing its heart on its sleeve. Shotgun Lovesongs is a classic story about friendship. Nickolas Butler has embarked on a mission to make us love his home of Wisconsin."


This event is Nickolas? first UK appearance and his only one of his tour, it will take place at Dulwich Books on Tuesday 16th September at 7pm. Tickets are ?3 for entry and a glass of wine or ?10 which includes entry, a glass of wine, and a hardback copy of 'Shotgun Lovesongs.' Bookable online from http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/dulwich-books-1098418481, via telephone on 020 8670 1920, via email: [email protected] or in person in the bookshop.


Dulwich Books, 6 Croxted Road, West Dulwich, SE21 8SW 0208 670 1920

www.dulwichbooks.co.uk [email protected]

www.facebook.com/dulwichbooks Twitter: @dulwichbooks

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