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Peter Rock is the author of ten previous works of fiction, including My Abandonment, which won the Alex Award and was adapted into the film Leave No Trace. He is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, and is a professor of creative writing at Reed College. His previous novel, The Night Swimmers, was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award. He lives in Portland with his wife and two daughters.
Praise for Passersthrough Passersthrough touches upon the unique trials and rewards a paternal connection brings, with added ingredients including spirit possession, moving lakes full of bones, and murder house-just for good measure . . . Mourning things both alive and dead and accepting hard truths resonate deeply in these pages and will utterly chill you . . . but contentedly so. -Fangoria Like Peter Rock's ten previous works of fiction, his new novel mixes characters who live on the margins of society with those in the mainstream. -The Minneapolis Star Tribune An unnerving mystery that dissects the way secrets can fester when left in the dark for too long . . . a haunting, lovely book, made even lovelier by its familiar, mossy setting. -Powell's Books Blog A captivating page-turner . . . Its best elements, like its supernatural overtures, are reminiscent of Stephen King's The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon (1999). -Kirkus Reviews An eerie account of the attempted reconciliation between an estranged father and daughter . . . Rock draws on the mountain scenery to create a surreal atmosphere, culminating in a haunting scene of disaster. -Publishers Weekly Passersthrough is a difficult novel to pigeonhole-part ghost story, part family saga, part mystery, and all eerie and beautifully written. The results entwine into a book of not-so-easily solved mysteries, enigmas, and a haunting ending that chills while it warms the heart. -Bill C., An Unlikely Story (Plainville, MA) A gripping narrative surrounding a camping experience and a trip to a 'murder house,' where Benjamin's world collides with the 'other' world . . . I was mesmerized by this narrative and the people in it. Peter Rock is a champion of ethereal suspense! -Linda B., Auntie's Bookstore (Spokane, WA) Praise for the work of Peter Rock Haunting and elliptical. -The New York Times Riveting, suspenseful. -San Francisco Chronicle Lyrical, mystifying, and wrenching. -The Boston Globe Fascinating and moving. -Ursula K. Le Guin Surreal, haunting, elegiac. -James Ellroy
