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Ford's mesmerizing first novel is the story of two godless pilgrims. Robard Hewes 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, on an uncharted island in the Mississippi, each discovers the thing he's looking for--amid a conflagration of violence that's as shocking as it is inevitable.
"This is one of those books that hit you hard...a story filled with breathing characters and genius-crafted dialogue between moments of consummate description.... I can't be unbiased. I'm mad for this book."--Elizabeth Ashton, "Houston Chronicle"

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`A modern book of great power. Ford writes with a stark
brilliance' -- Daily Telegraph

`A tour de force' -- Daily Telegraph

`Its power is mysterious and unmistakable ... extraordinary' -- Newsweek

`Richard Ford is one of the best writers in America' -- Face

`This is quality writing in the highest American tradition of
Faulkner, Hemingway and Steinbeck' -- The Times
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Runner up for the Ernest Hemingway Award 1976

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  • PublisherKnopf Publishing Group
  • Publication date1985
  • ISBN 10 0394729145
  • ISBN 13 9780394729145
  • BindingPaperback
  • Number of pages304
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