"History is a flood. The mighty red . . .< /p>\n
In Argus\, North Dakota\, a collection of people revolve around a fraught wedding. Gary Geist\, a terrified young man set to inherit two far ms\, is desperate to marry Kismet Poe\, an impulsive\, lapsed Goth who can 't read her future but seems to resolve his. Hugo\, a gentle red-haired\, home-schooled giant\, is also in love with Kismet. He&rsquo\;s determined to steal her and is eager to be a home wrecker. Kismet's mother\, Crystal\ , hauls sugar beets for Gary's family\, and on her nightly runs\, tunes in to the darkness of late-night radio\, sees visions of guardian angels\, an d worries for the future\, her daughter&rsquo\;s and her own.
\nHuma n time\, deep time\, Red River time\, the half-life of herbicides and pest icides\, and the elegance of time represented in fracking core samples fro m unimaginable depths\, is set against the speed of climate change\, the d epletion of natural resources\, and the sudden economic meltdown of 2008-2 009. How much does a dress cost? A used car? A package of cinnamon rolls? Can you see the shape of your soul in the ever changing clouds? Your perso nal salvation in the giant expanse of sky? These are the questions the peo ple of the Red River Valley of the North wrestle with every day."
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