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Ron Rash has long been a critically acclaimed writer, but his seventh book, Serena, catapulted him to new heights: it garnered rave reviews and became a New York Times bestseller. A PEN/Faulkner finalist for Serena, Rash is also a recipient of the O Henry Prize and winner of the 2011 Frank O'Connor Award for Burning Bright, a collection of short stories. His other work includes the novels One Foot in Eden and The Cove, and another short story collection, Nothing Gold Can Stay. Ron Rash teaches at Western Carolina University and lives in the Appalachian Mountains, South Carolina. His latest book is Above the Waterfall.
'One of the great American authors at work today.' New York Times 'Combining suspense with acute observations and flashing insights, Rash tells a seductive and disquieting tale about our intrinsic attachment to and disastrous abuse of the land and our betrayal of our best selves.' STARRED Review, Booklist 'Rash's widely celebrated style lends his Southern Gothic-tinged books a suppleness that verges on prose poetry and, in the case of his new novel, elevates a small-town noir story.' Publishers Weekly 'Superb...Rash is an enormously gifted storyteller, who knows exactly how to keep the dramatic tension in his fiction...He's one of the few writers at work today with the insight, the talent and the vision to show us how sometimes, for all our sorry shortcomings, we're able to achieve a certain redemption through our capacity for kindness and decency.' Washington Post 'One of the many things that I admire about [Rash's] writing is his ability to take both you and his characters to the edge of what you think you and they can bear, and then he takes you all further. He's just so good at creating atmosphere and tension.' Readings 'A feast of beautiful prose...A brilliant read.' BookMooch 'With a steady, no-nonsense prose style, peculiar scenarios and subtle turns in plot, An Astronaut's Life reflects our messy world...[The stories] all share a unique quirk-quality that mixes with profound compassion.' Rochford Street Review 'Above the Waterfall contains despair and gentleness. It is another triumph of the vernacular power of Rash's writing, and of his moral perspicuity.' Australian 'No one writes Appalachia better-and imbues it with more humanity-than Ron Rash.' GQ, Favourite Books of 2015
