Desperation Road
Desperation Road by Michael Farris Smith, published by Little, Brown on January 30, 2018, is a reprint edition comprising 320 pages. This novel is set in a challenging Mississippi town where themes of crime, revenge, and desperation intertwine. The narrative follows Russell Gaines, who, after serving eleven years in Parchman Penitentiary, returns home only to confront the violent realities of his past. On the same day, Maben and her young daughter find themselves in a dire situation, leading to a fateful encounter that sets the stage for a gripping exploration of survival and moral choices.
Readers will find a story rich in Southern literary tradition, where the harshness of rural life is vividly depicted. As Russell grapples with his past and the consequences of his actions, the lives of Maben and her daughter become intricately linked to his own. The book delves into the complexities of human relationships and the weight of secrets, all while navigating a landscape marked by drugs and violence. Desperation Road presents a compelling narrative that captures the essence of its characters’ struggles against the backdrop of a small-town setting.
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In the vein of Daniel Woodrell’s Winter’s Bone and the works of Ron Rash, a novel set in a tough-and-tumble Mississippi town where drugs, whiskey, guns, and the desire for revenge violently intersect.
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A Southern Living Best Southern Book of the Year
For eleven years the clock has been ticking for Russell Gaines as he sits in Parchman Penitentiary in the Mississippi Delta. His sentence is now up, and he believes his debt has been paid. But when he returns home, he soon discovers that revenge lives and breathes all around him.
On the same day that Russell is released from prison, a woman named Maben and her young daughter trudge along the side of the interstate under the punishing summer sun. Desperate and exhausted, the pair spend their last dollar on a room for the night, a night that ends with Maben running through the darkness holding a pistol, and a dead deputy sprawled in the middle o the road in the glow of his own headlights.
With the dawn, destinies collide, and Russell is forced to decide whose life he will save–his own or those of the woman and child.
Delivered in powerful and lyrical prose, Desperation Road is a story of troubled souls twisted with regret and bound by secrets that stretch over the years and across the land.
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