Description
In the Appalachian foothills of South Carolina’s Jocassee Valley, a volatile Korean War veteran vanishes, and the local sheriff is left to piece together a crime from half-truths, withheld memories, and a community that won’t—or can’t—speak plainly. As Will Alexander closes in on the people closest to the missing man, a tangled web of suspicion, desire, and grief begins to surface, echoing the biblical struggle between faith and consequence. Ron Rash’s debut unfolds with lyrical intensity and tightly structured suspense, using the landscape and its moral weather to deepen every revelation. At its heart, the novel explores guilt and inheritance, the stories communities tell to survive, and how longing—whether for love, certainty, or redemption—can push people toward both Eden and ruin.
Available Editions
paperback
Picador
Published Dec 1, 2003
240 pages
ISBN: 9780312423056
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First Published
2001
Language
eng
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