Road to Wellville

ISBN-10: 1417703253
ISBN-13: 9781417703258
Category: Fiction
Language: English
Published: 1994-05-01
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Author: T. Coraghessan Boyle

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Now available in paperback, laced with wicked comic wit, this is the story of Dr. John Harvey Kellogg's infamous spa. This comic masterpiece was called "a marvel, enjoyable from beginning to end" by Jane Smiley in The New York Times Book Review. Boyle's most recent novel, East is East was a national bestseller.

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