Praise for

 

The Legend of the Barefoot Mailman

 

 

“A marvelously piquant satire on the American Dream.... Fleming's insights into mythmaking are keen, and his narrative skills and humor finely honed. A marvelously inventive, thoroughly enjoyable tale about our capacity for self-invention, adaptability, and perseverance.”

—Booklist (**starred review**)

 

“A gem of a first novel...deftly narrated in a wry, tongue-in-cheek style reminiscent of Mark Twain or Ambrose Bierce.... Fleming's prose is not only first-rate but ingeniously evocative of 19th-century American parlance.”

—Christian Science Monitor

 

“An engrossing and highly entertaining tale... The author is a gifted storyteller whose rich style and language provide genuinely treasured moments for all readers.”

—Library Journal

 

“Winningly satiric.”

—The New York Times Book Review

 

“You have everything in this novel—history, adventure, humor, and a strong study of the American character. The Legend of the Barefoot Mailman is as much Americana as Death of a Salesman, The Great Gatsby, or Huckleberry Finn: all are searching for what is supposed to be the American Dream.”

—Ernest J. Gaines, author of A Lesson Before Dying

 

“A patchwork job perfectly suited to a lazy author who would rather indulge his passing whims than visit a library.”

—John Thomas, ex-New York Times reporter, deceased (from the introduction)