Jane Goes North, Joe R. Lansdale
Jane Goes North, Joe R. Lansdale
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Jane Goes North

Author: Joe R. Lansdale

Narrator: Kasey Lansdale

Unabridged: 4 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/31/2020


Synopsis

Jane has lost her job at the laundry due to a ketchup package she forgot to remove from an expensive item, and her prospects look dim. To top off matters, her younger sister, who lives up north, and who Jane has problems with, is getting married and has mailed her an invitation that Jane believes was sent due to her sister not expecting her to be able to come.A long bout of sibling rivalry makes Jane all the more determined to go, even if her car has gone to hell. To make the journey, Jane forms an uncomfortable alliance with a grumpy, one-eyed, weight-lifting lady named Henry, who may or may not abandon her along the way, and has plans to see a doctor Henry claims can renew her sight. Add past memories of a sexual dalliance with a drunk preacher in the back lot of the church across from her house; an infamous naked run along a creek bank; failed marriages, including an ex-husband that has a bit of goat ardor; and with a shoe full of money; Jane and Henry hit the road. They meet up with modern slavers, panty snatchers, disabled thieves with a sense of grandeur, a country singer named Cheryl who is on the downhill slide, and a quest for the world’s greatest toaster that can toast four slices of bread all at once, or in sequence, and has a clock on it. It’s one incredible quest consisting of rides in cow trailers, a stolen car, and a convertible, a pirate outfit for children, and what will become a unique friendship.

About Joe R. Lansdale

Joe R. Lansdale is the author of over thirty novels and numerous short stories. His work has appeared in national anthologies, magazines, and collections, as well as numerous foreign publications. He has written for comics, television, film, newspapers, and Internet sites. His work has been collected in eighteen short-story collections, and he has edited or co-edited over a dozen anthologies. Lansdale has received the Edgar Award, eight Bram Stoker Awards, the Horror Writers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the British Fantasy Award, the Grinzani Cavour Prize for Literature, the Herodotus Historical Fiction Award, the Inkpot Award for Contributions to Science Fiction and Fantasy, and many others.

About Kasey Lansdale

Kasey Lansdale, first published at the tender age of eight by Random House, is the author of several short stories and novellas, as well as the editor of assorted anthology collections, including Subterranean Press’ Impossible Monsters. She is best known as a singer/songwriter. Most recently, you can hear Lansdale as the narrator of various works, including George R. R. Martin’s Aces Abroad, and George A. Romero’s final installment, Nights of the Living Dead.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Robin

The usual caveat: I received an advance reading copy of this book from Subterranean Press. I've met Joe R. Lansdale several times, read many of his books, and haven't encountered less than satisfaction in any of his tales. I do not think any of the above affects my review of this book. Jane Goes Nort......more

Goodreads review by Kemper

I received a free advance copy of this for review from NetGalley. And I thought Thelma & Louise had a bad road trip… Despite recently losing her job and being low on cash, Jane is determined to attend her estranged sister’s wedding so she goes looking for someone headed north that she can catch a ride......more


Quotes

“Outrageous wit, memorably quirky characters, and comical situations…Fans of Lansdale’s Hap and Leonard crime novels won’t want to miss this one.” Publishers Weekly

“The escapades of these two outspoken women couldn’t be any more outrageous. Lansdale follows his latest “Hap and Leonard” installment, The Elephant of Surprise, with this over-the-top picaresque novel. The crude humor and quirky characters will appeal to the author’s fans.” Library Journal

“Lansdale reinvents the road-trip novel with a pair that make Thelma and Louise seem like rank amateurs…Laced with steely-eyed observations on the condition of working-class America, profanity-laden dialogue, and the occasional confessional between two women on a mission, Jane Goes North is a doggedly grounded tale with moments of real heart.” Booklist