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In this poetic and haunting tale set in contemporary Appalachia, New York Times bestselling author Ron Rash illuminates lives shaped by violence and a powerful connection to the land
Les, a longtime sheriff, is just weeks from retirement when he is forced to contend with the ravages of crystal meth--and his own corruption--in his small Appalachian town. Meanwhile, Becky, a park ranger with a harrowing past, finds solace amid the lyrical beauty of the North Carolina mountains.
Enduring the mistakes and tragedies that have indelibly marked them, they are drawn together by a reverence for the natural world. When an embittered elderly local is accused of poisoning a trout stream on the property of a nearby resort, Les and Becky are plunged into deep and dangerous waters, forced to navigate currents of disillusionment and betrayal that will force them to question themselves and test their tentative bond--and threaten to carry them over the edge.
Echoing the lapsarian beauty of William Faulkner and the spiritual isolation of Carson McCullers, Above the Waterfall demonstrates the prodigious talent of an author hailed as "a gorgeous, brutal writer" (Richard Price) and "one of the best American novelists of his day" (Janet Maslin, New York Times). Unforgettable and evocative, tragic and indelible, Above the Waterfall is a breathtaking achievement from a literary virtuoso.
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- Title Above the Waterfall
- Author Ron Rash
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition 1ST
- Pages 272
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Ecco Press, New York
- Date 2015-09
- ISBN 9780062349316 / 0062349317
- Weight 0.8 lbs (0.36 kg)
- Dimensions 8.5 x 5.8 x 0.9 in (21.59 x 14.73 x 2.29 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: South
- Demographic Orientation: Rural
- Demographic Orientation: Small Town
- Library of Congress subjects Mystery fiction, North Carolina
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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Citations
- Booklist, 08/01/2015, Page 26
- BookPage, 09/01/2015, Page 0
- Kirkus Reviews, 07/01/2015, Page 0
- Library Journal, 05/01/2014, Page 0
- Library Journal Prepub Alert, 05/01/2014, Page 56
- Publishers Weekly, 07/13/2015, Page 0
- School Library Journal, 11/01/2015, Page 127
- Shelf Awareness, 09/22/2015, Page 0
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