Description
In the remote Carolina backcountry during the final years of World War I, a lonely valley—drowned by a dam—becomes the haunting backdrop for a story of love tested by fear and rumor. Laurel, marked from birth and quietly set apart by her neighbors’ superstition, finds her life altered when she meets Walter, a mute man with a past that refuses to stay buried. As their bond deepens, the town’s suspicions and the lingering wounds of war press in from every direction, turning private tenderness into public danger. Ron Rash’s lyrical, Appalachian-rooted storytelling blends tragedy and folklore to explore how communities decide who belongs—and what it costs when they are wrong.
Available Editions
paperback
HarperCollins Publishers
Published Jan 1, 2012
ISBN: 9780061804205
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Details
First Published
2012
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Cove by Ron Rash.