Below the Falls

<p>From the author of the novel <em>The Hummingbirds</em> comes the debut story collection <em>Below the Falls.</em> Two climbers in the North Cascades risk their friendship and lives ascending a frozen waterfall. The girlfriend of a famous comedian in Greenwich Village must decide whether she wants to raise a child in the spotlight of fame. A mysterious Bird of Paradise makes daily overtures to an elderly widow in the frigid Midwest. A Texas fracking mogul struggles to find the love his money prevents. The deeply rendered American landscapes of these stories emerge as a vital background for characters faced with conflicts that cannot be easily resolved illuminating interior worlds filled with contradiction. Written in sharp poignant prose <em>Below the Falls</em> is a collection filled with passion tenderness love and peril.</p><p><br></p>