The Jesus Cow (22 page)
Authors: Michael Perry
This book is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents, and dialogue are drawn from the author's imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
THE JESUS COW
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Lyrical quotation in chapter 29 excerpted from the poem “On Listening to the Two-Headed Lady Blow Her Horn,” from
The Gospel of Barbecue
by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, the Kent State University Press. Copyright © 2000 by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers. Reprinted with permission.
“After the Fall” lyrics by Ray Wylie Hubbard (Snake Farm Publishing Administered by BMG/Chrysalis). Used with permission.
“There Are Some Days” (paraphrased) lyrics by Ray Wylie Hubbard (Snake Farm Publishing Administered by BMG/Chrysalis). Used with permission.
FIRST EDITION
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available upon request.
EPub Edition May 2015 ISBN 9780062289995
ISBN: 978-0-06-228991-9
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