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A Finalist for the Edgar Award for Best First Novel "Remarkable . . . This isn't your ordinary coming-of-age novel, but with his bone-cutting insights into these men and the region that bred them, Joy makes it an extraordinarily intimate experience."--Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review "Lyrical, propulsive, dark and compelling. Joy knows well the grit and gravel of his world, the soul and blemishes of the place."--Daniel Woodrell In the country-noir tradition of Winter's Bone meets 'Breaking Bad, ' a savage and beautiful story of a young man seeking redemption. The area surrounding Cashiers, North Carolina, is home to people of all kinds, but the world that Jacob McNeely lives in is crueler than most. His father runs a methodically organized meth ring, with local authorities on the dime to turn a blind eye to his dealings. Having dropped out of high school and cut himself off from his peers, Jacob has been working for this father for years, all on the promise that his payday will come eventually. The only joy he finds comes from reuniting with Maggie, his first love, and a girl clearly bound for bigger and better things than their hardscrabble town. Jacob has always been resigned to play the cards that were dealt him, but when a fatal mistake changes everything, he's faced with a choice: stay and appease his father, or leave the mountains with the girl he loves. In a place where blood is thicker than water and hope takes a back seat to fate, Jacob wonders if he can muster the strength to rise above the only life he's ever known. From the Hardcover edition.
- Format: TradePaperback
- Author: Joy, David
- ISBN: 9780425279793
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 8.20 x 0.60
- Number Of Pages: 304
- Publication Year: 2016
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When all the light leaves, darkness prevails.
Andrew H. - 8 years 4 months agoThe area around the Appalachian Mountains can easily be considered one of the last true frontiers in America. Notorious for dysfunction and deep roots, this landscape is the perfect backdrop for this gritty coming of age story. Exploring themes like heritage, true love, loyalty and hope, the reader gets a dark glimpse into a world that feels so far removed from our modern day. While reading, I got a strong sense of Cormac McCarthy or William Faulkner writing characters with iPhones. Joy's writing style only elevates the novel as a whole by seemingly blanketing everything with a fine morning mist. This is a new author not to be missed.
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