Saints at the River by Ron Rash
When a twelve year-old girl drowns in the Tamassee River and her body is trapped in a deep eddy, the people of the small South Carolina town that bears the river's name are thrown into the national spotlight. The girl's parents want to attempt a rescue of the body. Environmentalists are convinced the rescue operation will cause permanent damage to the river and set a dangerous precedent. Torn between the two sides is Maggie Glenn, a twenty-eight year old newspaper photographer who grew up in the town and has been sent to document the incident. Since leaving home almost ten years ago, Maggie has done her best to avoid her father, but now, as the town's conflict opens old wounds, she finds herself revisiting the past she's fought so hard to leave behind.
"A compelling novel.. Rash tells his tory with subtlety and with the best kind of empathy." - The Wall Street Journal."
Ron Rash is the author of various collections of poetry and short stories, as well as the prize-winning novels One Foot in Eden, Saints at the River, and The World Made Straight. He has been awarded an O. The Fellowship of Southern Writers awarded him the Henry Prize and the James Still Award. He won the 2004 Weatherford Award for Best Novel and the 2005 SEBA Best Book Award for Fiction for Saints at the River. Rash lives in Clemson, South Carolina, and holds the John Parris Chair in Appalachian Studies at Western Carolina University.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780312424916 |
| ISBN 10 | 0312424914 |
| Title | Saints at the River |
| Author | Ron Rash |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | St Martin's Press |
| Year published | 2005-07-01 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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