{"product_id":"above-the-waterfall-9780062349323","title":"Above the Waterfall","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Rash captures the gritty realities of modern Appalachia with mournful precision...the novel contemplates timeless questions about human frailty, the divinity of nature and the legacies of our native landscapes.\" -Atlanta Journal-Constitution\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA poetic and haunting tale set in contemporary Appalachia, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Ron Rash illuminates lives shaped by violence and a powerful connection to the land.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLes, a long-time sheriff just three-weeks from retirement, contends with the ravages of crystal meth and his own duplicity in his small Appalachian town.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecky, a park ranger with a harrowing past, finds solace amid the lyrical beauty of this patch of North Carolina.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnduring the mistakes and tragedies that have indelibly marked them, they are drawn together by a reverence for the natural world. When an irascible elderly local is accused of poisoning a trout stream, Les and Becky are plunged into deep and dangerous waters, forced to navigate currents of disillusionment and betrayal that will force them to question themselves and test their tentative bond--and threaten to carry them over the edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEchoing the heartbreaking beauty of William Faulkner and the spiritual isolation of Carson McCullers, \u003cem\u003eAbove the Waterfall\u003c\/em\u003e demonstrates once again the prodigious talent of \"a gorgeous, brutal writer\" (Richard Price) hailed as \"one of the great American authors at work today\" (Janet Maslin, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRash, Ron:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eRon Rash is the author of the 2009 PEN\/Faulkner finalist and \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller \u003cem\u003eSerena\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAbove the Waterfall\u003c\/em\u003e, in addition to four prizewinning novels, including \u003cem\u003eThe Cove, One Foot in Eden, Saints at the River\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe World Made Straight\u003c\/em\u003e; four collections of poems; and six collections of stories, among them \u003cem\u003eBurning Bright\u003c\/em\u003e, which won the 2010 Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award, and \u003cem\u003eChemistry and Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e, which was a finalist for the 2007 PEN\/Faulkner Award. Twice the recipient of the O. Henry Prize, he teaches at Western Carolina University.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50632041595154,"sku":"9780062349323","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b013f663-5cec-4102-991b-cfb3f647b743.jpg?v=1732788138","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/above-the-waterfall-9780062349323","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}