![]() ![]() At the beginning of the novel, she is an alienated 16-year-old and aspiring writer. Frances Eleanor Budge, “Frankie” as her single mother and triplet older brothers call her, is the teller of this tale. The story is set in the out-of-the-way town of Coalfield, Tennessee, in the blazing hot summer of 1996. Where his previous bestsellers The Family Fang and Nothing to See Here focused directly on weird family dynamics, his latest novel explores issues of adolescent angst, art and even societal madness. In Now Is Not the Time to Panic, Kevin Wilson once again deploys his customary humorous, off-center storytelling to artfully delve into deeper matters. ![]()
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