"This
intense, fast-paced debut novel is hard to put down. We can only hope
for more exceptional fiction from this very talented writer.
Enthusiastically recommended." Library Journal, starred review
"Machart's
moving story unfolds lyrically and sensually...as his thoughtful prose
propels a character-driven story about family, morality, and
redemption." Publishers Weekly, starred review
Bruce Machart's fiction has appeared in Zoetrope: All-Story, Glimmer
Train, Story, One-Story, and elsewhere, and has been anthologized in
Best Stories of the American West. A graduate of the MFA program at Ohio
State University, he currently lives and teaches in Houston.