Where You Once Belonged

Set in a fictional Colorado town, Kent Haruf''s Where You Once Belonged brings to life small town America and the characters that keep the community together.

Heavy-built Jack Burdette is quite literally too big for his boots – and too big, certainly, for the small-town attitudes of Holt, Colorado. But when he fails to make the grade as a college footballer, and takes a job with the local farmers’ cooperative, it seems he has finally settled into the rhythm and routine of everyday life. Outward appearances can be deceptive, however, as Jack proves: returning from a weekend conference with a new wife in tow, then leaving her behind and skipping town with a bundle of other folks’ money.

Nearly a decade later, no one has forgiven or forgotten, and when Jack reappears, resentment runs high. Once again though, it is Jack whose presence – even more than his eight-year absence – proves the most devastating.

• | Author: Kent Haruf
• | Publisher: Pan Macmillan
• | Publication Date: May 23, 2013
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781447250685
• | ISBN-10: 1447250680