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This novel of sorrow and suspense, set in rural Montana, is "a complex and powerful story - put Black River on the must-read list" (The Seattle Times) . Wes Carver returns to his hometown - Black River, Montana - with two things: his wifes ashes and a letter from the parole board. The convict who once held him hostage during a prison riot is up for release. For years, Wes earned his living as a correction officer and found his joy playing the fiddle. But the uprising shook Wess faith and robbed him of his music; now he must decide if his attacker should walk free. With "lovely rhythms, spare language, tenderness, and flashes of rage," S. M. Hulse shows us the heart and darkness of an American town, and one mans struggle to find forgiveness in the wake of evil (Los Angeles Review of Books) .



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S. M. Hulse

S. M. Hulse received her M.F.A. from the University of Oregon and was a fiction fellow at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her stories have appeared in Willow Springs, Witness, and Salamander. A horsewoman and fiddler, she has spent time in Washington, Montana, Idaho, and Oregon.



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