On Sawdust and Broken Glass

<p><strong><em>An ambitious novel of parenthood and the complexities of family expectations. - Kirkus Reviews</em></strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Callum Koglin runs Koglin Lumber the family sawmill he inherited after his father's death. His son Liam a senior in college dreams of becoming the sawmill's next owner-operator after graduation.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Callum-disillusioned with the small-town life he never chose and convinced that an education shouldn't be wasted on lumber-insists Liam forge a different path.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>In the shadow of a financial crisis what unfolds is as much a story about fatherhood family and what's expected of us as it is a meditation on the value of work.</span></p>