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The Beast in Aisle 34

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The Beast in Aisle 34 follows Sandy Kurtz, a man grappling with impending fatherhood, a loveless marriage, and a lack of purpose in his retail job. Each month, Sandy undergoes a terrifying transformation into a werewolf. This darkly comedic and absurd tale explores themes of toxic masculinity and identity amid the backdrop of small-town rural Michigan.
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Sandy Kurtz has problems. He's got a baby on the way, his wife doesn't love him, and he's struggling to find passion or purpose at his big-box retail job. And, once a month, he turns into a werewolf.

In Darrin Doyle's deft hands, Sandy's story is a tall tale for our times, an absurd and darkly comedic take on toxic masculinity, small-town America, and the terror of not knowing who you areβ€”or who you're capable of becoming.

Join us on the trip. Feel the power of the full moon as it turns you into a carnivore capable of ruling the wilds of rural Michigan. Taste the rich blood of a pulsing animal heart; feel it cascade down your face as you transform into what you always wanted to be. Enter...the wolf.

Experience The Beast in Aisle 34 and discover the monster lurking within.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781948954570

Publisher: Tortoise Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 11 November 2021

Country: United States

Imprint: Tortoise Books

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 139.0mm

Height: 215.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 290

About the Author

Darrin Doyle has lived in Saginaw, Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids, Cincinnati, Louisville, Osaka (Japan), and Manhattan (Kansas). He has worked as a paperboy, mover, janitor, telemarketer, pizza delivery driver, door-to-door salesman, copy consultant, porn store clerk, freelance writer, and technical writer, among other jobs. After graduating from Western Michigan University with an MFA in fiction, he taught English in Japan for a year. He then realized he wanted to pursue fiction writing and permanently stop doing jobs he didn't love, so he earned his PhD from the University of Cincinnati.
He is the author of the novels Revenge of the Teacher's Pet: A Love Story (LSU Press) and The Girl Who Ate Kalamazoo (St. Martin's), and the short story collections The Dark Will End the Dark and Scoundrels Among Us (Tortoise Books).and The Big Baby Crime Spree (Wolfson Press). Currently he teaches at Central Michigan University and lives in Mount Pleasant, Michigan with his wife and two sons. His website is www.darrindoyle.com.

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