The Dining Car

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Pub Date 01 Nov 2016 | Archive Date 06 Dec 2018
Huckleberry House | Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Titles

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Description

In a journey that will change his life, former college football player Jack Marshall enlists as bartender and personal valet to legendary food writer and social critic Horace Button, who travels the country by private railroad car. Winner of the 2017 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Gold Award for Popular Fiction, the 2017 San Diego Book Award Gold Medal for Contemporary Fiction, and the 2017 Readers' Favorite Book Award Silver Medal for Literary Fiction, this exuberant novel about service, serendipity, and second chances was named a Booklife "Book to Watch" in the February 27, 2017 issue of Publishers Weekly.

In a journey that will change his life, former college football player Jack Marshall enlists as bartender and personal valet to legendary food writer and social critic Horace Button, who travels...


A Note From the Publisher

The book can also be purchased in: HARDCOVER (ISBN: 9780982486016), E-BOOK (ISBN: 9780982486023), and as an
AUDIOBOOK (9780982486078).

The book can also be purchased in: HARDCOVER (ISBN: 9780982486016), E-BOOK (ISBN: 9780982486023), and as an
AUDIOBOOK (9780982486078).


Advance Praise

"Peterson's second book is like a meal prepared by a top-tier chef: great individual ingredients coming together to form something even better ... Peterson services up his story in delicious form." --Publishers Weekly

"Delivers nothing less than a Falstaffian feast of fun ... Prepare also to be surprised by the masterful prose offered up here by the author, whose pacing, descriptions, dialogue and plotting are seamlessly and effortlessly impeccable, allowing one to fully concentrate his attention upon the fine, if most eccentric, gourmet dining experience of a lifetime." --Joel R. Dennstedt, ReadersFavorite.com

"A glimpse into a life we all dream about, it's also an entertaining, engaging read with a deft touch of humor." --Rick Browne, host of PBS' "Barbecue America" and author of 17 books on cooking, travel, restaurants, and the good life

"An unforgettable tale ... The voice of Horace Button will long linger in the ear of its readers." --William Ferris, author of The South in Color: A Visual Journal

"Nobody leaves hungry." --The Sacramento Bee

"A damn fine novel." --Thomas Shess, San Diego Home/Garden Lifestyles

"Peterson's second book is like a meal prepared by a top-tier chef: great individual ingredients coming together to form something even better ... Peterson services up his story in delicious...


Available Editions

EDITION Paperback
ISBN 9780982486009
PRICE $16.95 (USD)

Average rating from 6 members


Featured Reviews

Memorable! I received a copy from NetGalley and this is my honest review. I really enjoyed this book and it still has not left my mind though I have read other books since I finished it. A great cross-country journey by rail filled with food and fun. I just loved the wit of the main character! I will definitely be recommending this book.

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