"Nuanced and moving . . . [a] story about the indestructible bonds
of family."--The New York Times
From John Burnham Schwartz, one of the our most compelling and
compassionate writers, comes a riveting novel about the complex, fierce,
ultimately inspiring resilience of families in the face of life's most
difficult and unexpected challenges. Twelve years after a tragic
accident and a cover-up that led to prison time, Dwight Arno, at fifty,
is a man who has started over without exactly moving on. Living alone in
California, Dwight manages a sporting goods store and dates a woman to
whom he hasn't revealed the truth about his past. Then Sam, Dwight's
estranged college-age son, shows up without warning, fleeing a
devastating incident in his own life. As the two men are forced to
confront their similar natures and their half-buried hopes for
connection, they must also search for redemption in their attempts to
rewrite, outrun, or eradicate the past.
Praise for Northwest Corner
"A great American novel."--Abraham Verghese
"One of the most emotionally commanding novels of the year.--NPR
"Exhilarating . . . In Schwartz's hands, the narrative unfolds
delicately, each chapter a puzzle piece that fits seamlessly into the
whole. [Grade: ] A."--Entertainment Weekly
"A compelling tale of a family . . . finding their way back together
again."--The Christian Science Monitor
"Stark and deeply affecting . . . Readers will grow to care deeply about
whether and how [the characters'] lives can be redeemed."--Kirkus
Reviews (starred review)
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"The masterful Northwest Corner is that finest of things--a moral
novel about mortal events."--Dennis Lehane**
