This Is What I Want, Craig Lancaster
This Is What I Want, Craig Lancaster
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This Is What I Want

Author: Craig Lancaster

Narrator: Gordon Greenhill

Unabridged: 8 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook (DRM Protected)

Published: 07/28/2015

Synopsis

In the sweltering heat of a Montana July, the small town of Grandview readies for its annual Jamboree. The event is meant to celebrate community, but this year tensions boil over, threatening to tear the town, and a family, apart.Sam Kelvig, a third-generation resident, will do just about anything to protect Grandview from the influx of new oil money and the strangers chasing it. Meanwhile, his restless wife, Patricia, wearies of the constraints of marriage to a man who is so tied to his community; Sam’s estranged son, Norby, has reluctantly returned home despite the family’s struggle with accepting his sexuality; Henrik, Sam’s volatile brother, is looking for any easy opportunity; and Blanche, the family matriarch, only wants a bit of peace before she dies. As Jamboree goes into full swing, the disputes and desires of the Kelvigs—and their friends and neighbors—collide, fueled by both longtime resentments and an irrepressible hope to preserve their family and hometown.

About Craig Lancaster

Craig Lancaster is a journalist who has worked at newspapers all over the country, including the San Jose Mercury News, where he served as lead editor for the paper’s coverage of the BALCO steroids scandal. He wrote 600 Hours of Edward—winner of a Montana Book Award honorable mention and a High Plains Book Award—in less than 600 hours during National Novel Writing Month in 2008. His other books include the novel The Summer Son and the short story collection Quantum Physics and the Art of Departure. Lancaster lives in Billings, Montana.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Michelle on August 26, 2022

This book wasn't for me unfortunately.  Not a single sentence held my attention. I loved the 600 Hours of Edward trilogy by this author and was so looking forward to trying his other works but sadly I didn't care for the characters or the plot of this one. I also found it super confusing having two......more

Goodreads review by Fishgirl on April 29, 2019

I took great comfort in this novel. The writing of Craig Lancaster is like a very well worn shirt that I would happily wear every day of the week. I'll be back to write more about this when I am less tired. Over and out, Pam......more

Goodreads review by Hal on August 28, 2015

I've been a big fan of Craig Lancaster since "600 Hours of Edward." I have read all of his books, and really enjoyed them except for his collection of stories. But this book was totally unsatisfying. The book started out slowly and complicated. There were so many key characters that I couldn't keep t......more

Goodreads review by Wanda on February 11, 2018

A weekend-long slice of life in small-town Montana. Instead of conventional dramatic structure, in this book you'll find a montage of completely believable characters re-evaluating what they know about themselves and each other. I couldn't help but speculate beyond the ending and I hope there will b......more

Goodreads review by Susan on August 08, 2015

I enjoyed this story of a family and town, in Montana, during its annual Jubilee. The father's character was a bit hard to warm up to but you could understand him. I think the story was very true to life. A good read.......more

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