Newlyweds Ellen Cherry and Boomer cruise the highways of America in a large roast turkey. A Jew and an Arab open a restaurant opposite the United Nations. A Painted Stick, a Can of Beans and a Dirty Sock hold forth on the meaning of life. And as if that wasn’t enough, Salome, the hottest new…

In Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates, Tom Robbins seventh and biggest novel, he brings on stage the most complex and compelling character he has ever created. Switters is a contradiction for all seasons: an anarchist who works for the government, a pacifist who carries a gun, a vegetarian who sops up gravy, a cyberwhiz…