Jorgenson, Nathan
Nathan Jorgenson
Nathan Jorgenson is the author of the highly acclaimed Waiting for White Horses, for which he won the 2004 Benjamin Franklin Award for Best New Voice in Fiction. His second novel, The Mulligan, was published in 2007. He lives in rural Minnesota with his wife.
This third novel by author Nathan Jorgenson revisits the distinctive, endearing characters that hooked readers of the award-winning Waiting for White Horses.
From a small town in rural Minnesota, Grant Thorson heads to dental school in the 1970s almost as a dare, not quite ready to settle down with a job but determined to make his way through grad school. Almost immediately, he meets Kate Bellows, a beautiful, intelligent, and mysterious professor who quickly captures his heart, and his soon- to-be best friend Will Campbell, whose rough humor keeps both of them grounded.
As Grant slowly eases into the student lifestyle and begins to fall in love with Kate, A Crooked Number tells the rich and tender story of their journey as a couple, their coming of age, and the dreams that hold their lives together. Through the many changes that accompany their transition for youth to adulthood—marriage, loss, birth, and Grant’s return to his childhood dream of playing baseball—Jorgenson portrays the nuances of growth and love with consistent humor and insight.
With masterful storytelling, A Crooked Number takes readers deeper into the thrills and challenges of these characters’ youths and adult lives.
From a small town in rural Minnesota, Grant Thorson heads to dental school in the 1970s almost as a dare, not quite ready to settle down with a job but determined to make his way through grad school. Almost immediately, he meets Kate Bellows, a beautiful, intelligent, and mysterious professor who quickly captures his heart, and his soon- to-be best friend Will Campbell, whose rough humor keeps both of them grounded.
As Grant slowly eases into the student lifestyle and begins to fall in love with Kate, A Crooked Number tells the rich and tender story of their journey as a couple, their coming of age, and the dreams that hold their lives together. Through the many changes that accompany their transition for youth to adulthood—marriage, loss, birth, and Grant’s return to his childhood dream of playing baseball—Jorgenson portrays the nuances of growth and love with consistent humor and insight.
With masterful storytelling, A Crooked Number takes readers deeper into the thrills and challenges of these characters’ youths and adult lives.
From the outside, it seems Joe Mix should be happy. He's got a healthy family, a successful practice, and plenty of time for sports cars and leisurely golfing at the country club. But lately the little things have been getting to him, and a new emptiness seems to be overtaking his life.
Convinced he's feeling something much deeper than a textbook midlife crisis, Joe Mix loads his truck with two packed duffel bags and his dog and calls the office to tell his receptionist he's not coming to work
