Goodnight, Nebraska

Winner of the California Book Award and the James Michener Prize

"A meticulous rendition of the gritty reality of smalltown life, McNeal is aware that many more of us will accept the sadness we know than will venture out in search of a possibly painful unknown--and he renders such decisions in language whose very plainness feels musical."

--The New York Times

"You'll want to buy copies for all your reading friends . . . flawless."

--The San Francisco Chronicle

“A vivid, tender and thoughtful portrait of a Great Plains farm town.  These sad, secret stories bring out the best of McNeal’s writing, and are his finest and most lasting gifts to the reader.”
--Los Angeles Times

“Stunning.  A really wonderful novel; strange, sensuous, bold and unbearably moving.  It is also haunting, lyrical and morally complex.  McNeal is persuasive on the subject of love and its variations and his writing implies the wisdom of perspective.”
--The Sunday Times (London)

“Completely compelling.  A beautifully drawn portrait of a town that at once confines and cradles the people who grow up in it.”
--National Public Radio

"Deft, touching, and humorous.  In the tradition of Richard Ford, Raymond Carver, and Anne Tyler."
--The Christian Science Monitor

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Reader Comments

Posted By:  Logan This book is a beautiful and accurate portrayal of life in a Midwest farm town. Friday night lights football, irrigated farming, contemplation of your past and future, though it does not always mention some of the better attributes of this town, the people and community. I can relate to this book. I was a teacher and football coach in the town this novel is based on.

Posted By:  Tony I just wanted to let you know how wonderful this book is. I just read it for the second time. The first was on my honeymoon in 1999. Each time I came away thinking it is one of the finest books I've ever read. I hope you write another novel targeted at adults.

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