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Language English Pages 239 Originally published August 2004 Page count 239 Country United States of America | 3.8/5 Goodreads Media type Print Hardback ISBN 0-8050-7487-2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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One book read saints at the river
Saints at the River is a 2004 novel by American author Ron Rash. It is Rash's second published novel. It is the winner of the Weatherford Award for Best Novel and has been used by several schools as a summer reading assignment for their incoming freshmen, including Clemson University, Temple University, and University of Central Florida.
Contents
- One book read saints at the river
- Saints at the river
- Plot
- Part One Ch 1 5
- Major Characters
- Minor Characters
- Publication history
- Awards and nominations
- References
Saints at the river
Plot
The story begins with a brief prologue description of a 12-year-old girl drowning in the Tamassee River, the boundary between Georgia and South Carolina. From then on, the story is told from the point of view of Maggie Glenn, a 28-year-old photographer for The Messenger newspaper assigned to cover the story.
Part One (Ch. 1-5)
The story begins with the introduction of Maggie Glenn. She has been assigned by her boss, Lee Gervais, to cover the events surrounding the drowning of a little girl in the Tamassee River with her colleague, Allen Hemphill.