Above the Waterfall

Publisher Marketing: The "New York Times" bestselling author of "Serena" the basis of the fall 2014 movie starring Academy Award winner Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper illuminates lives shaped by violence, passion, and a powerful connection to the land in this haunting tale set in contemporary Appalachia. Les, a long-time sheriff nearing retirement, contends with the ravages of poverty and crystal meth on his small Appalachian town. Nestled in a beautiful hollow, his is a tight-knit community rife with secrets and suspicious of outsiders. Becky, a park ranger, arrives in this remote patch of North Carolina hoping to ease the anguish of a harrowing past. Searching for tranquility amid the verdant stillness, she finds solace in poetry and the splendor of the land. A vicious crime will plunge both sheriff and ranger into deep and murky waters, forging an unexpected bond between them. Caught in a vortex of duplicity and betrayal, they must navigate the dangerous currents of a tragedy that turns neighbor against neighbor and threatens to sweep them all over the edge. Echoing the lapsarian beauty of William Faulkner and the spiritual isolation of Carson McCullers, "Above the Waterfall" demonstrates the prodigious talent of an author hailed as a gorgeous, brutal writer (Richard Price); one of the best American novelists of his day (Janet Maslin, "New York Times"). Lyrical and evocative, tragic and indelible, it is a breathtaking achievement from a literary virtuoso." Review Citations: Booklist 08/01/2015 pg. 26 (EAN 9780062349330, Other) - *Starred Review Library Journal Prepub Alert 05/01/2014 pg. 56 (EAN 9780062349316, Hardcover) Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2015 (EAN 9780062349316, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 07/13/2015 (EAN 9780062349316, Hardcover) Booklist 08/01/2015 pg. 26 (EAN 9780062349316, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Contributor Bio:  Rash, Ron Ron Rash is the author of the 2009 PEN/Faulkner finalist and New York Times bestselling novel Serena, in addition to four other prizewinning novels, including One Foot in Eden, Saints at the River, The World Made Straight, and The Cove; four collections of poems; and six collections of stories, among them Burning Bright, which won the 2010 Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award; Chemistry and Other Stories, which was a finalist for the 2007 PEN/Faulkner Award; and most recently, Something Rich and Strange. Twice the recipient of the O. Henry Prize, he teaches at Western Carolina University. Contributor Bio:  Ferrone, Richard Richard Ferrone, an Audie Award winner, has consistently received high praise from critics and fans alike for his audiobook performances for over twenty years. He has performed on and off Broadway and in regional theaters. His television appearances include "Law & Order", " Against the Law", "Guiding Light", and "One Life to Live". Contributor Bio:  Gilbert, Tavia Producer Tavia Gilbert is an AudioFile Earphones Award winner, an Audie Award nominee, and a Parent's Choice Award winner. She makes her home in Portland, Maine, where she works as a writer and a stage and voice actor. Tavia produces, directs, and narrates unique audiobooks, full-cast recordings, and documentaries, and she is currently pursuing an MFA in creative nonfiction at the Vermont College of Fine Arts.