The magic of Marshall France has extended far beyond the printed page.leaving them with a terrifying task to undertake. He is the author of such acclaimed novels as White Apples, The Land of.

Its about a writer who travels to a small town to work on a biography of a dead fantasy writer. It is what is often called low fantasy, because it’s probably more than halfway through the book before there are any fantasy elements whatsoever introduced explicitly to us. Jonathan Carrolls novel The Wooden Sea was named a New York Times Notable Book of 2001. I loved this book when I was in high school. But slowly they begin to see that something fantastic and horrible is happening. Land of Laughs is often characterized as a fantasy novel, but it’s just as much a relationship dramedy, exploration of father/child dynamics, and small town horror novel. Warned in advance that France's family may oppose them, they're surprised to find France's daughter warmly welcoming instead. Now Thomas and Saxony have come to France's hometown, the dreamy Midwestern town of Galen, Missouri, to write France's biography. What he knows is that in his whole life nothing has touched him so deeply as the novels of Marshall France, a reclusive author of fabulous children's tales who died at forty-four. Schoolteacher Thomas Abbey, unsure son of a film star, doesn't know who he is or what he wants-in life, in love, or in his relationship with the strange and intense Saxony Gardner. The Land of Laughs (Audiobook) By Jonathan Carroll, read by Edoardo Ballerini Publisher: Ne.il Gai. The manner in which Jonathan Carroll captures the giddiness of book collecting, the joy in discovering a.

A novel about how terrifying that would be. It continues to be a marvel of modern fiction for me. Have you ever loved a magical book above all others? Have you ever wished the magic were real? Welcome to The Land of Laughs.

The Land of Laughs by Jonathan Carroll