In this short story prequel to michael farris smiths widely acclaimed novel rivers a best book of 20 in bookriot, daily candy, and hudson booksellers, a series of catastrophic hurricanes along the gulf coast prompts the government to institute the line, a boundary between the coastal region and the rest of the country, effectively creating a lawless nomans land without. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 406 pages and is available in paperback format. I think the downside for me was in the end it was too predictable. You can add michael farris smiths name to the list. A novel by michael farris smith in djvu, doc, rtf download ebook. If youve been in the store when kathys on duty lately, youve likely heard her pitch for desperation road, the new novel by michael farris smith.
Available on kindle ebook and can be read on any device with the free kindle app. Edward elmer smith may 2, 1890 august 31, 1965, publishing as e. It seemed as though her entire life had been driven by her imagination. This was the first novel by michael farris smith, and i love this mans writing. People of the river is a gripping new saga of prehistoric america that takes us to the mississippi valley and the tribe known as the mound builders. The right woman can be the best part of a mans life, and the wrong one can lead t. Rivers rivers by michael farris smith fantastic fiction. Author event with michael farris smith, author of the. The town of red bluff, mississippi, has seen better days, though those whove held on have little memory of when that was. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Michael farris smith is the author of the fighter, desperation road. Michael farris smith, author of the gritty, riveting novel the fighter, credits two big influences for his decision to become a fiction writer after returning to his native mississippi the first, he says in a call to his rented writing studio in water valley, mississippi, was his decision to leave mississippi and work in switzerland and france after college.
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