Praise for War Memorials "In an ordinary small Southern town, a war's being waged-- one that this amusing, sharp-eyed little novel makes extraordinarily vivid."-- Kirkus (starred review) "In this wickedly funny novel, Clint McCown traces the aftershocks of a violent century as they reverberate through a small Southern town. Old grievances go off like forgotten land mines. New allegiances form under the pressure of loss and hope. Along the way we meet a Jesus impersonator, a snake-handling evangelist, a maestro of dynamite, a cook impaled by an arrow, an aspiring zookeeper, and a cast of other offbeat characters, all whirling around a comic hero who's struggling to mend a broken marriage. Into the lives of the overlooked and underpaid, those who dwell on the dark side of American prosperity, McCown shines the light of his wit and compassion."--Scott Russell Sanders, author of Hunting for Hope "Clint McCown's War Memorials is a story about war of all kinds and memorials both obvious and subtle. Here is a prime piece of storytelling, rich in the rough and tumble of everyday life.

Tinctured with ordinary melancholy, wry, witty, and sly, as well as laugh-out-loud funny."--Larry Heinemann, author of Paco's Story , National Book Award Winner "What I like best in the gritty and tender and crazily funny book about men and women and the war for love we are constantly waging, is that Clint McCown has finally told the truth about being human: We have to make a living. We have to find love. And we have to take responsibility, whether we like it or not, for who we are. War Memorials is wonderfully well-written and meaningful to boot. What more can a reader ask?"--Bret Lott, author of Jewel "Clint McCown's town brims with surprises. His hero, young Nolan Vann, is a repo man in a world of charms that want to seduce and derail him as he tries to repossess his life. His quest is our quest.

"--Ron Carlson, author of The Hotel Eden.