The End of Vandalism

Ten years ago, Tom Drury's groundbreaking debut, *The End of Vandalism,* was serialized in *The New Yorker,* was compared to the work of Sherwood Anderson and William Faulkner by *USA Today,* and was named a *Best Book of the Year* in multiple publications. Now, appearing simultaneously with his first new novel in six years, Drury's debut is back in print.

Welcome to Grouse County — a fictional Midwest that is at once familiar and amusingly eccentric — where a thief vacuums the church before stealing the chalice, a lonely woman paints her toenails in a drafty farmhouse, and a sleepless man watches his restless bride scatter their bills beneath the stars. At the heart of *The End of Vandalism* is an unforgettable love triangle set off by a crime: Sheriff Dan Norman arrests Tiny Darling for vandalizing an anti–vandalism dance and then marries the culprit's ex-wife Louise. So Tiny loses Louise, Louise loses her sense of self, and the three find themselves on an epic journey.

At turns hilarious and heart-breaking, *The End of Vandalism* is a radiant novel about the beauty and ache of modern life.