FICTION

The Cove

by Ron Rash

Ecco: HarperCollins. 2012. 272p. ISBN 9780061804199. $26.99. F

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In the rural North Carolina mountains, Laurel, an outcast and supposed witch, lives with her brother, maimed during World War I, in a cove the townspeople believe is haunted. She comes upon a mute stranger in the woods playing a silver flute. Their meeting changes the lives of these three protagonists in unexpected and glorious ways.

VERDICT Haunting, poetic and wise, Rash's (Serena) latest novel is a book to savor on long summer days.

Reviewed by Ala Rusa-Codes , Jun 01, 2012

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