Fords mesmerizing first novel is the story of two godless pilgrims. RobardHewes has driven across the country in the service of a destructive passion.Sam Newell... » 

Fords mesmerizing first novel is the story of two godless pilgrims. RobardHewes has driven across the country in the service of a destructive passion.Sam Newell is seeking the missing piece of himself. When these men converge onan uncharted island in the Mississippi each discovers the thing hes lookingforamid a conflagration of violence thats as shocking as it is inevitable.This is one of those books that hit you hard...a story filled with breathingcharacters and geniuscrafted dialogue between moments of consummatedescription.... I cant be unbiased. Im mad for this book.Elizabeth AshtonHouston Chronicle «