A New York Times Bestselling Author -- Ron Rash turns again to Appalachia to capture lives haunted by violence and tenderness, hope and fear, from the Civil War to the present. Two drug- addicted friends steal gruesomely unusual war trophies from the farm where they worked as boys. A chain- gang prisoner tries to sweet- talk a farmer's young wife into helping him escape. Violent characters, raw settings and stark beauty form a masterful combination in fourteen unforgettable stories.
