By: Ron Rash. Les wants to wrap a few outstanding problems up before he retires to a custom built cabin he is having built in the mountains. Give as a gift or purchase for a team or group. One hopes the author will be more demanding of himself and not fall prey to believing the PR. Above the Waterfall: A No... The writing was good and I enjoyed the characters, but I found much to much description about Becky's nature obsession and her poetry journal. When an embittered elderly local is accused of poisoning a trout stream on the property of a nearby resort, 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. Les, a longtime sheriff, is just weeks from retirement when he is forced to contend with the ravages of crystal meth—and his own corruption—in his small Appalachian town. Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2016. Becky is known for being the town ranger. ABOVE THE WATERFALL by Ron Rash ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 8, 2015 For his sixth novel, Rash (The Cove, 2012, etc.) Ron Rash is the author of the 2009 PEN/Faulkner finalist and New York Times bestseller Serena and Above the Waterfall, in addition to four prizewinning novels, including The Cove, One Foot in Eden, Saints at the River, and The World Made Straight; four collections of poems; and six collections of stories, among them Burning Bright, which won the 2010 Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award, and … All else ready for night except night itself.” Something Rich and Strange: Selected Stories, “Rash, a 2009 PEN/Faulkner Award finalist, is one of our undisputed Appalachian laureates, in company with Robert Morgan, Lee Smith, Fred Chappell, and Mark Powell.” -- The Millions. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. I wouldn't say this is my favorite work by Ron Rash, but anything written by him is something worth loving. The plot isn't especially clever and most of the other characters are flat and uninteresting. Enduring the mistakes and tragedies that have indelibly marked them, they are drawn together by a reverence for the natural world. Please try again. Love, romance, past traumatic experiences, and the hard truth about methamphetamine addiction are all critical elements within the story. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. Among these issues are a meth bust, the deliberate fishkill of a stream stocked with trout for a fishing resort. Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2016. It is a character-driven novel with plot. Please try again. I, personally, have spent a large portion of my life in Appalachia, but I never enjoy it more than when I see it from Rash's perspective. But he sets up a convincing divide between the developers and those who love the area and have to confront the despair which meth has brought to so many rural areas. We all have ups and downs in our lives. Not Rash's best, but still a decent story. This book was just okay. Unable to add item to List. Avoid summarizing the novel–this is not a book report. Long-Standing Rivalries Erupt in the Mountains, Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2016. There was a problem loading your book clubs. – The Booklife Prize. I, personally, have spent a large portion of my life in Appalachia, but I never enjoy it more than when I see it from Rash's perspective. He was born on September 25, 1953 in Chester, South Carolina. Ron Rash has … Please try again. A small town rural setting described in the context of farms, parklands, water, a lot of nature. 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