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The debut of a major talent; a lyrical and emotional novel set in an archetypal small town in northeastern Ohio--a region ravaged by the Great Recession, an opioid crisis, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan--depicting one feverish, fateful summer night in 2013 when four former classmates converge on their hometown, each with a mission, all haunted by the ghosts of their shared histories.Since the turn of the century, a generation has come of age knowing only war, recession, political gridlock, racial hostility, and a simmering fear of environmental calamity. In the country's forgotten pockets, where industry long ago fled, where foreclosures, Walmarts, and opiates riddle the land, death rates for rural whites have skyrocketed, fueled by suicide, addiction and a rampant sense of marginalization and disillusionment.
About the Author
Stephen Markley is the author of "Publish This Book", "Tales of Iceland" and the essay "The Great Dysmorphia". His fiction, journalism, columns, and essays have appeared in The Iowa Review, The Rumpus, RedEye, The Week, The Chicago Tribune, Weber: A Study of the Contemporary West, Cars.com's KickingTires, and The Chicago Reader. "Ohio" is his forthcoming debut novel. He currently lives in Los Angeles.
