by Ron Rash
Published September 6 2016 by Harper Luxe
Finished 10/20/16
A tale of two brothers, bewitched, bothered, and beguiled one coming-of-age summer by a beautiful girl who likes to think she's a mermaid. But she's something else. One brother catches on; one stays under her spell. One brother goes on to become a successful surgeon; the other a drunk. Any correlation? Ultimately, what happened that summer altered their lives forever.
It's an evocative tale you will want to, and can, read straight through. Rash ensnares you with his words and then mixes things up a bit at the end in ways unexpected but then, oh of course, so shrewd. Sparse, yet impactful. What isn't said says so much. I am in awe.
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