Northshire Bookstore Review
Reviewed By... Karen Frank

Rivers are so important to this author. The main character leaves his home, wife and child as well as his unfinished and unsatisfactory novel to accompany a shady but fascinating character down a river on a quest. While hoping for inspiration for his new book, he finds himself becoming a student of life and love in many different forms and leads us on an intricate journey through the early 20th century America... read more>>>

Northshire Bookstore Review
Reviewed By... Alden Graves

No contemporary author more precisely captures the hardscrabble spirit of blue collar workers in America's mill towns than Richard Russo. His characters may rail against change and their triumphs seem pale against the garish Technicolor of our tin plated times. If they occasionally falter, they persevere and that alone is a kind of victory. They never loose the sense of caring that they have for each other, ... read more>>>

Northshire Bookstore Review
Reviewed By... Ashley Middlebrook

This is the classic tale of three gods come to earth in search of a genuinely good person as only Bertolt Brecht could tell it. Brecht's 'epic' approach to theatre lends itself well to the story of a young prostitute who offers the three gods shelter after they are shunned by the rest of society. However, the prostitute, Shen Teh, soon discovers how taxing caring for everyone in need of aid can be and... read more>>>