Leslie Ann King

Nobody is Happy in Kentown, Missouri Leslie Ann King

Happiness is reserved for people who are outgoing, vivacious and friendly. Chase is simply there, consistent and reliable but not outstanding. He lives with his sister, Judy in a single wide trailer off of a dirt road in Kentown, Missouri. After returning from the Army, Chase took the only job in town, a 9-5 button pusher at The Kentown Paper Mill. He fills his free time alone fishing, hunting and servicing his depressed and agoraphobic mother whenever she beckons; but when a fishing trip goes awry he befriends the aloof and irritable, Farmer Ben who offers him a job. Maybe this is what Chase needs to find something resembling happiness. Nobody is Happy in Kentown, Missouri is a compelling story about the obligations of family, becoming your own person and that happiness isn't one-size-fits-all.