Angel's Rest - Couverture rigide

Davis, Charles

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0778323048 ISBN 13 : 9780778323044

Editeur : MIRA, 2006

Synopsis

Growing up in Virginia's Allegheny Mountains, eleven-year-old Charlie York lives at the foot of an endless peak called Angel's Rest, a place his momma told him angels rested before coming down to help folks. In 1967 his town was a poor boy's paradise…until a shotgun blast killed Charlie's father and put his mother on trial for murder.

For mysterious reasons, his mother entrusts his care to an old black man named Lacy Albert Coe. Lacy tells simple stories about the good and the bad that compose life's sweetest music. But when Hollis Thrasher, a reclusive Korean War veteran, is linked to his father's death and Lacy is victimized by hate crimes, Charlie hears only silence. It's not until Charlie embarks on a dangerous midnight journey pitting him against his darkest fears that he finally hears his own song playing out.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Charles Davis is a former law enforcement officer and US Army soldier. In 1999 he moved from the cost of Maine to North Carolina, rented a beach house, got a part-time job as a construction worker, and began writing his first novel. The author currently lives in New Hampshire with his wife, son and dog, where he is working on a second novel set in the hills of Virginia, the place where he grew up and calls home.

Revue de presse

I highly recommend this beautiful story. --Adriana Trigiani

Reminiscent of To Kill A Mockingbird, this debut novel is an absolute gem. Charles Davis is an author to keep an eye on. --Lovereading

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: MIRA
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0778323048
• ISBN 13: 9780778323044
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 336
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: HarperCollins Publishers Ireland; enquiries@harpercollins.ie; ; Macken House, 39/40 Mayor Street Upper; Dublin 1; D01 C9W8; Irlande