This Is the Place by Peter Rock - ISBN: 9781593768355
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A lonely dealer’s love leads to darkness; can he justify his terrible deed?
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This Is the Place

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  • Paperback

    256 pages

  • Release Date

    25 August 2026

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Summary

This Is the Place is the sinister tale of an aged and lonely blackjack dealer living in Wendover, Nevada, and his love that leads him to do a terrible thing, and the story he tells to justify it to himself.

Sixty-four-feet tall and made of metal, the neon giant Wendover Will stands in front of the Stateline casino in Wendover, Nevada and faces east. The sign under him reads “This Is The Place.” Over a hundred miles away in Utah, across the salt flats, stands the statue of Brigham Youn…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781593768355
ISBN-10:1593768354
Author:Peter Rock
Publisher:Soft Skull Press
Imprint:Soft Skull Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:256
Release Date:25 August 2026
Weight:369g
Dimensions:209mm x 139mm
About The Author

Peter Rock

PETER ROCK is the author of eleven previous works of fiction, including My Abandonment, which won the Alex Award and was adapted into the film Leave No Trace by Debra Granik. He is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship. Finishing out his 23rd and final year as a professor of creative writing at Reed College, Rock lives in Portland with his wife and two daughters.

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