Truck: A Love Story

TheauthorofPopulation:485returns,deliveringatruckloadofhumor,heart,and...gardeningtips?ThinkZenandtheArtofMotorcycleMaintenance,completewithstockcars,sexyvegetables,andalaughtrack.AllIwantedtodowasfixmyoldpickuptruck,saysMichaelPerry.That,andplantmygarden.ThenImetthiswoman....Truck:ALoveStoryrecountsayearinwhichPerrystrugglestogrowhisownfood(SeedcatalogsareresponsibleformoreunfulfilledfantasiesthanEnronandPenthousecombined),livepeaceablywithhisneighbors(onetest-fireshisblackpowderrifleinthealley;another'sbestSundayshirtreads100PERCENTWHUP-ASS),andsortouthislovelife.Butalongtheway,hesetshishaironfire,isattackedbywildturkeys,takesadatetothefiredepartmentchickendinner,andproposesmarriagetoawomaninNewOrleans.AswithPopulation:485,muchofthespiritofTruck:ALoveStorymaybefoundinthecharactersPerrymeets:aone-eyedlandsurveyor,aparaplegicbikerwhorigsasidecarsothathisquadriplegicpalcanridealong,abartenderwhorefusestoselllightbeer,anenchantingwomanwhoneverexisted,andhalfthestaffofNationalPublicRadio.Byturnshilariousandheartfelt,atalethatbeginsonapileofsheepmanure,detourstotheWhitneyMuseumofAmericanArt,andreturnstothedeer-huntingswampsofnorthernWisconsin,Truck:ALoveStorybecomesatestamenttothesurprisingandunintendedconsequencesoflove.