Divining Rod - A Novel (Paperback)


Back in print, Michael Knight's debut novel, which won the Fellowship of Southern Writers New Writing Award and the Dictionary of Literary Biography's Best First Novel Award. After the deaths of his parents, Simon Bell returns to his hometown of Sherwood, Alabama, hoping for a simple, quiet existence. But when he meets Delia Holladay one hot, unmoving summer day, latent needs and desires are suddenly awakened. Delia is young, beautiful, and married. As their emotions deepen, the affair soon slips beyond their control, building to a final reckoning that will leave no one untouched. Evoking a medley of distinct voices, Divining Rod tells a richly layered tale of adultery, love, and murder, as it follows the arc of one fateful romance to its inevitable and heartbreaking conclusion.

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Back in print, Michael Knight's debut novel, which won the Fellowship of Southern Writers New Writing Award and the Dictionary of Literary Biography's Best First Novel Award. After the deaths of his parents, Simon Bell returns to his hometown of Sherwood, Alabama, hoping for a simple, quiet existence. But when he meets Delia Holladay one hot, unmoving summer day, latent needs and desires are suddenly awakened. Delia is young, beautiful, and married. As their emotions deepen, the affair soon slips beyond their control, building to a final reckoning that will leave no one untouched. Evoking a medley of distinct voices, Divining Rod tells a richly layered tale of adultery, love, and murder, as it follows the arc of one fateful romance to its inevitable and heartbreaking conclusion.

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Product Details

General

Imprint

Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press

Country of origin

United States

Release date

August 2010

Availability

Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days

First published

August 2010

Authors

Dimensions

184 x 127 x 14mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback - Trade

Pages

208

ISBN-13

978-0-8021-4497-3

Barcode

9780802144973

Categories

LSN

0-8021-4497-7



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