Saints at the River
| Author | Ron Rash |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Debra McClinton/Getty Images |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Published | 2004 Henry Holt |
| Media type | Print Hardback |
| Pages | 239 |
| ISBN | 0-8050-7487-2 |
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[1] 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.[2]
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.
Characters
Major Characters
- Maggie Glenn - the narrator of the story. Maggie is a 28-year-old photographer for The Messenger newspaper and has been assigned to cover the story of the drowning. Maggie is originally from Tamassee, South Carolina.
- Allen Hemphill - assigned to cover the story of the drowning with Maggie. He is 39-years-old.
Minor Characters
- Lee Gervais - Maggie's boss and managing editor of The Messenger. Lee is 38-years-old, and it is implied that he has never had to work for anything, as he comes from a wealthy family.
- Thomas Hudson - owner of The Messenger newspaper, published out of Columbia, South Carolina.
Publication history
- 2004, USA, Henry Holt ISBN 0-8050-7487-2, Pub date 2004, Hardback
Awards and nominations
- Weatherford Award for Best Novel (2004) [3]