Fencing the Sky by James Galvin

Fencing the Sky by James Galvin

From critically acclaimed author of The Meadow comes a haunting novel of the American West.

Circumstances spiral out of control when an accidental murder springs from the best intentions. With one man dead and another on the run, this is a story about violence and how it destroys lives when the land is at stake. This lyrical first novel--long-awaited by the many admirers of James Galvin's The Meadow--is nothing less than the story of the disappearance of the American West.

The Nation/Discovery Award, as well as grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Institute, have been given to James Galvin, the author of three books of poetry. He was born in northern Colorado and now lives in Wyoming, but he teaches at the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop every year.