Overview

Baker Vaughan is a man who loved deeply and lost too soon. When heartbreak shatters his worldview in his second year at Yale seminary, he does what many of us do: he runs. By 2011, Baker has built a glittering life on Madison Avenue-successful, accomplished, and somehow still searching. For twenty-five years, he's moved through the world with the jagged grace that often accompanies loss, never quite settling, never quite healing. Until Idaho. In a small town with a curious community, Baker discovers something unexpected: the possibility of beginning again. But grace doesn't come neatly. Instead, he finds himself entangled in moral questions, genuine human connection, and the kind of messy, beautiful complications that come with letting people see who you really are. Baker Vaughan is a novel about what it means to be broken and still worthy of love. It's about the courage it takes to stop running, the humor and warmth hidden in the wreckage, and the second chances we give ourselves when we finally decide we deserve them. Perfect for readers of Patrick Ryan's Buckeye and Ann Napolitano's Dear Edward.

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A deftly scripted and original novel about how a personal tragedy can dramatically alter a life, and how you view yourself thereafter. ""Baker Vaughan"" by Stuart Hotchkiss is the story of a life altering trauma that feels intensely personal, yet has a universal resonance. With a writing style that is character and narrative driven, author Stuart Hotchkiss raises ""Baker Vaughan"" to an impressive level of literary excellence. - Midwest Book Review ""What impressed me most is how honestly it handles grief. Not the immediate aftermath, but the way it can follow you for decades and shape every decision you make without you even realizing it. The main character's pattern of self-sabotage felt painfully real, like watching someone make the same mistake over and over and being unable to look away."" - Chad RR ""The writing is introspective and character-driven, allowing readers to sit with Baker's struggles as he wrestles with who he has become and who he still might be. His journey feels authentic, reminding us that healing is rarely straightforward and that confronting the past is often the hardest step toward becoming whole again."" - Kimberley Love ""It's a story that's been told before, but Running From Grief tells it so beautifully that it's legitimately hard to put the book down once you've started reading it. From the very first paragraph the book just captured my attention and held it the entire way through. If you enjoy strong storytelling and beautiful imagery I cannot recommend this beautiful journey enough."" - DLames ""What stayed with me most was how honestly the book handles the emotional weight of loss. The grief does not disappear as the story moves forward. It shows up in quiet ways, in relationships, and in the choices Baker keeps making. The result is a thoughtful story about how people try to rebuild a life after something that changes them completely."" - Katelynne Shepard

Author Information

H. Stuart Hotchkiss is the former Executive Creative Director of Time Inc. and President of Time Inc. Home Entertainment. He holds degrees from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and Columbia University, and has served as Vice-President on the Executive Council of the Episcopal Diocese of Idaho. He lives in Boise, Idaho.

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