The World Made Straight by Ron Rash
Travis Shelton is seventeen the summer he wanders into the woods onto private property near his North Carolina home, discovers a grove of marijuana large enough to make him some serious money, and steps into the jaws of a bear trap. After hours on the forest floor, he's released from the trap by the shrewd and vicious farmer who set it - but can no longer ignore the subtle evil that underlie the life of his small Appalachian community. Before long, Travis has moved out of his parents' home to live with Leonard Shuler, a onetime schoolteacher who now deals a little pot to make ends meet. Travis becomes his student, of sorts, and the fate of these two outsiders becomes increasingly entwined as the community's violent past and corrupt present bear down on each of them from every direction.
"a superb tale of redemption and healing... Vividly enriched by clear, concise prose.... A beautifully rendered palimpsest." BookPage"
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 | 9780312426606 |
| ISBN 10 | 0312426607 |
| Title | The World Made Straight |
| Author | Ron Rash |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Picador USA |
| Year published | 2007-03-20 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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