REVIEW: The Risen

A novel by Ron Rash

Ron Rash lives and writes in the mountains of Western North Carolina. His novels and short stories have a strong sense of place, with characters true to the people of the region. In The Risen, a grisly discovery brings back the events of the long-ago summer of 1969, and calls into question what troubled alcoholic Eugene thinks he knows about what happened between his older brother, now a successful surgeon, and Ligeia, the worldly, free-spirited beauty “from off” who captivated them both when they were teenagers. As the rift between the brothers widens and the past threatens to destroy them, Rash gradually reveals their family secrets and offers Eugene a chance for redemption.

— Reviewed by Jim McQueen, Johns Island Regional Library, Johns Island, SC.

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