âSet during World War One, The Cove is a novel that speaks intimately to todayâs politics. Beautifully written, tough, raw, uncompromising, entirely new. Ron Rash is a writerâs writer who writes for others.â
âColum McCann
âRon Rash is a writer of both the darkly beautiful and the sadly true; The Cove solidifies his reputation as one of our very finest novelists.â
âRichard Russo, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Empire Falls
Here is a magnificent tale that captures the wondrous beauty of nature and loveâand the darkness of superstition and fearâfrom one of Americaâs most exciting contemporary novelists. With The Cove, Ron Rash, author of the acclaimed New York Times bestseller Serena, returns to the Appalachian milieu he has previously so memorably evoked. A two-time O. Henry Prize winner for his short fictionâand recipient of the 2010 Frank OâConnor International Story Award and the 2010 SIBA Book Award for his story collection Burning BrightâRash can expect more honors for The Cove, a novel that brilliantly explores often dangerous notions of patriotism during wartime. This story of a love affair doomed in the rising turmoil of WWI resonates powerfully in todayâs world.