Desperation Road
"An elegantly written, perfectly-paced novel about a man and woman indelibly marked by violence" (Ron Rash) set in a Mississippi town where drugs, whiskey, guns, and revenge explosively collide.For eleven years the clock has been ticking for Russell Gaines as he sits in Parchman penitentiary. His...
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"An elegantly written, perfectly-paced novel about a man and woman indelibly marked by violence" (Ron Rash) set in a Mississippi town where drugs, whiskey, guns, and revenge explosively collide.For eleven years the clock has been ticking for Russell Gaines as he sits in Parchman penitentiary. His sentence now up, Russell believes his debt has been paid. But when he returns
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Format: Hardcover
ISBN:
9780316353038 (0316353035)
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English
The wonderful thing about social media and in particular book discussion forums such as goodreads is the opportunity it offers to the avid reader to discuss and in particular to discover new books, and new authors. Michael Farris Smith was a name that was completely alien to me until a throw away me...
I just want to sing the praises for this book. It was so good, so sad, and yet so good.Russell has just spent the last 11 years in prison and is now coming home. He's just finished his workshop and is on the bus home. He stands up, heads towards the door and stops. Two guys are waiting for him, they...
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