by Billie Letts
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty-One
Chapter Thirty-Two
Chapter Thirty-Three
Chapter Thirty-Four
Chapter Thirty-Five
Chapter Thirty-Six
Chapter Thirty-Seven
Chapter Thirty-Eight
Reading Group Guide
A Q&A with Billie Letts
Discussion Questions
Billie Letts on Writing
A Preview of Shoot the Moon
Also by Billie Letts
Raves for Billie Letts and the Honk and Holler Opening Soon
Copyright
Copyright
This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.
Copyright © 1998, 1999 by Billie Letts
Excerpt from Shoot the Moon copyright © 2004 by Billie Letts
Cover art design by Wendell Minor
All rights reserved. In accordance with the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976, the scanning, uploading, and electronic sharing of any part of this book without the permission of the publisher constitute unlawful piracy and theft of the author’s intellectual property. If you would like to use material from the book (other than for review purposes), prior written permission must be obtained by contacting the publisher at [email protected]. Thank you for your support of the author’s rights.
Grateful acknowledgments are given to the following: B. R. Flories estate for portions of lyrics from “Stop the Presses,” music and lyrics by Shawn Letts. Copyright © 1986. All rights reserved. Used by permission of Bret McCormick.
Shawn Letts for portions of lyrics from “I Knew I Could Count on You,” music and lyrics by Shawn Letts. Copyright © 1992. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
Shawn Letts for portions of lyrics from “Lost Love and Heartbreak,” music and lyrics by Shawn Letts. Copyright © 1992. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
Brentwood—Benson Music Publishing, Inc. for portions of lyrics from “Farther Along,” by J. R. Baxter, Jr., and W. B. Stevens. Copyright © 1937 Stamps Baxter Music/BMI. All rights reserved. Used by permission of Brentwood—Benson Music Publishing, Inc.
Peermusic/Red River SOngs, Inc., for portions of lyrics from “Take Me Back to Tulsa,” by Bob Willis and Tommy Duncan. Copyright © 1941 by Peer International Corporation, Inc./Red River Songs, Inc. Copyright renewed 1968. International copyright secured. Used by permission.
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