Cove

<p>Set during World War One <em>The Cove</em> is a novel that speaks intimately to today's politics. Beautifully written tough raw uncompromising entirely new. Ron Rash is a writer's writer who writes for others.<br />--Colum McCann</p><p>Ron Rash is a writer of both the darkly beautiful and the sadly true; <em>The Cove</em> solidifies his reputation as one of our very finest novelists.<br />--Richard Russo Pulitzer Prize-winning author of <em>Empire Falls</em></p><p>Here is a magnificent tale that captures the wondrous beauty of nature and love--and the darkness of superstition and fear--from one of America's most exciting contemporary novelists. With <em>The Cove</em> Ron Rash author of the acclaimed <em>New York Times</em> bestseller <em>Serena</em> returns to the Appalachian milieu he has previously so memorably evoked. A two-time O. Henry Prize winner for his short fiction--and recipient of the 2010 Frank O'Connor International Story Award and the 2010 SIBA Book Award for his story collection <em>Burning Bright</em>--Rash can expect more honors for <em>The Cove</em> a novel that brilliantly explores often dangerous notions of patriotism during wartime. This story of a love affair doomed in the rising turmoil of WWI resonates powerfully in today's world. <br /></p>