Fathers and Sons

<p><em>Fathers and Sons</em> a look at family dynamics and interfaith yearning turns disappointment and sorrow into an understated triumph of the human spirit.</p><p><br></p><p>A runner and skier examine their purpose family and relationships in these coming-of-age stories set in Michigan's north woods. In The Long Run Merrit Reef wanting his father's approval above all looks to medal in a half-marathon and finds through the rigors and sacrifice of competing something wholly unexpected at the finish of the race. In Snow Country Mark Silver a reporter and Jew who befriends a migrant farmworker and her young son experiences a crisis in faith as he attempts to overcome his fear of giving them a Christmas tree. For readers who love seasonal change the Great Lakes woodsy trails and wandering souls committed to the outdoors as a means of salvation <em>Fathers and Sons</em> delivers.</p>