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The wishbones

Tom Perrotta

1997256 pagesabout 4–6 hours
1997
first published
  • 1997Putnam Publishing Group, The · 256 pages · ENGISBN 9780399142673
  • 1998BerkleyISBN 9780425163146
  • 2009Harper Perennial · 290 pages · ENGISBN 9780007262427

A wacky novel on a New Jersey band whose players are unusual characters. The hero is Dave, a courier during the week and a guitarist on weekends. After proposing marriage to his high school sweetheart of 15 years, Dave promptly falls for another woman. Another player is writing a musical on the JFK assassination. By the author of *Bad Haircut*.

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