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OverviewTravis 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ron RashPublisher: Picador USA Imprint: Picador USA Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 21.00cm Weight: 0.272kg ISBN: 9780312426606ISBN 10: 0312426607 Pages: 304 Publication Date: 20 March 2007 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviewsa superb tale of redemption and healing.... Vividly enriched by clear, concise prose.... A beautifully rendered palimpsest. BookPage """a superb tale of redemption and healing.... Vividly enriched by clear, concise prose.... A beautifully rendered palimpsest."" BookPage""" Author InformationRon Rash is the author of the prize-winning novels One Foot in Eden, Saints at the River and The World Made Straight, as well as several collections of poetry and short stories. He is the recipient of an O. Henry Prize and the James Still Award from the Fellowship of Southern Writers. For Saints at the River he received the 2004 Weatherford Award for Best Novel and the 2005 SEBA Best Book Award for Fiction. Rash holds the John Parris Chair in Appalachian Studies at Western Carolina University and lives in Clemson, South Carolina. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |