Merry Men - Egypt, Maine, Bk 3 Author:Carolyn Chute The saga of Egypt, Maine's country folk, in particular through the lives of three men -- Lloyd, Forest and Carroll -- a college grad, a working man and an ex-con. Lloyd broods on death, quotes ominous verse and tries to contact his wife who is being held "captive" by her own family. Lloyd's half-brother, Forest, advances from b... more »ackhoe digger to Road Commissioner -- minus a foot and some toes -- yet is unable to communicate with his artist son. Carroll, a boozing depressive, is courted and healed by the mouthy Anneka. Meanwhile, the town's "wise men" continue to pass judgment from their creaky rockers in Moody's Variety & Lunch.« less