Eleven babies at once and a half-ton cheese are only part of this delicious tale by the author of The Dress Lodger. Even as this small town recreates the original, Thomas Jefferson-era "Mammoth Cheese" for the new President, those living here deal with the universal topics of religion, politics, love, and disappointment – just like the rest of us. "Absolutely compelling... human nature exposed at its rawest – and most entertaining."—Booklist