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Poignant portrayals of life on the edge in northern Minnesota border country, from the best-selling author of These Granite Islands and Vacationland Bitter winters are nothing new in Hatchet Inlet, hard up against the ridge of the Laurentian Divide, but the advent of spring can't thaw the community's collective grief, lingering since a senseless tragedy the previous fall. What is different this year is what's missing: Rauri Paar, the last private landowner in the Reserve, whose annual emergence from his remote iced-in islands marks the beginning of spring and the promise of a kinder season. The town's residents gather at the local diner and, amid talk of spring weather, the latest gossip, roadkill, and the daily special, take bets on when Rauri will appear - or imagine what happened to him during the long and brutal winter.



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Sarah Stonich

Sarah Stonich is the author of internationally acclaimed "Vacationland" and the novels "These Granite Islands", and "The Ice Chorus", stories which have left their marks on readers around the world. The paperpback version of "The Ice Chorus" is now available. Her memoir "Shelter" came out to rave reviews and won the NEMBA award. Visit sarahstonich.com for more From Sarah: My latest book is a bit of a departure for me, a volume of interconnected stories, Vacationland. The main character is a crumbling resort - currently occupied by the immigrant builder's granddaughter - a 40-ish painter who's come "home" after her divorce. Various visitors to the place tell its history over a span of 40 years, weaving around the place with a just a degree or two of separation between each character. I'm now writing American River - a family saga spanning three generations. More at sarahstonich.com



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