The Place of Dead Roads Ian Falconer Where applicable

Where applicable

Eastern and Western

As a teenage boy

After surviving a near-fatal attack

a role Ishmael will soon take on himself

The Place of Dead Roads Ian Falconer Where applicableThis surreal fable, set in America's Old West, features a cast of notorious characters: The Crying Gun, who breaks into tears at the sight of his opponent; The Priest, who goes into gunfights giving his adversaries the last rites; and The Nihilistic Kid himself, Kim Carson, who, with a succession of beautiful sidekicks, sets out to challenge the morality of small town America. Fantastical and humorous, The Place of Dead Roads continues William