A powerful novel set in a coal-mining Pennsylvania town that begins with the riveting telling of the collapse of the town mine and loss of most of the local men.
The story centers around a local boy once about to become a football legend until halted by an accident on the field, who wanders through life until one day he hears that Reese Raynor, a man who beat his wife into a permanent coma, is about to be released from prison. He returns to his hometown and is hired by the sheriff's department, with the intention of thwarting the release, or worse.
What follows is the story of mostly two families, told over the course of a week. The characters are rich, the setting alive, the plot well-drawn. A tense, complex story that I highly recommend.
The story centers around a local boy once about to become a football legend until halted by an accident on the field, who wanders through life until one day he hears that Reese Raynor, a man who beat his wife into a permanent coma, is about to be released from prison. He returns to his hometown and is hired by the sheriff's department, with the intention of thwarting the release, or worse.
What follows is the story of mostly two families, told over the course of a week. The characters are rich, the setting alive, the plot well-drawn. A tense, complex story that I highly recommend.
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