false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173490468m/297386.jpg 297386 1 <p>[A] <i>haunting novel. . . . This book brims with the poetry of the working class, seldom sung lyrics of working men and women.</i>-from the introduction by Larry Woiwode</p> <p>"Shepherd is a master craftsman, and the subtlety of his art, the unassuming elegance of its architecture, rendered me spellbound and finally grateful. I don't think I shall ever forget this fine book, its honest, guileless voice leading me along into the fire."-Bob Shacochis</p> <p>"A riveting exploration of what it is to be an outsider even in your own head. Shepherd has written a gripping story of childhood angst-psychologically thrilling, lyrically exact."-Janet Burroway</p> <p>Levi Revel is a boy in danger of losing his family and maybe his mind. He's in awe of his father, Everest, a majestic dreamer, a master builder, a man with a violent, secret past. As the family moves from state to state, Levi hears solace in the voice of God, a voice that sends him preaching from treetops and roofs.</p> <p>But the family begins to fall apart, and as Levi enters adolescence, he hears more troubling things: other voices, terrifying sounds, warnings. When Everest takes him on a high-speed, cross-country chase to win back Levi's mother-by force if necessary-Levi realizes how much danger they all are in.</p> <p>Tender and frightening, this debut novel takes readers across America, through the eyes and ears of a child whose family is haunted by a past they can't outrun. From a boy lost in a world of imaginary voices and chilling destruction to a young man who can rebuild steeples, the story Levi tells is the triumph of persistence over moments of isolation and despair.</p> <p><b>Paul Shepherd</b> lives in Tallahassee, Florida.</p> 288532 1 12 2005 More Like Not Running Away: A Novel (Mary Mccarthy Prize in Short Fiction) total:22|5:5|4:9|3:5|2:3|1:0| 22 82 31 6 3 0 false false Sat Oct 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 12:24:25 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 18:45:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 16 23:13:41 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 23:15:17 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jul 24 20:31:08 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 00:06:19 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 21 22:08:24 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 24 13:22:11 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 23 14:51:55 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 23 14:51:55 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Tue Jan 29 12:06:56 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 29 12:07:57 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Wed Sep 16 21:50:44 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 21:50:44 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Mon Aug 24 11:43:49 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 09:58:52 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 11:43:49 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Apr 11 05:50:34 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 05:50:34 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Mar 01 15:49:37 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 15:49:37 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sat Feb 21 09:23:55 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 09:23:55 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jan 30 22:06:07 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 22:06:07 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Dec 14 16:40:20 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 14 16:40:28 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Sat Dec 13 08:10:43 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 08:10:43 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Thu Dec 11 12:40:11 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 26 09:24:53 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 11 12:40:11 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Thu Nov 20 09:00:40 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 20 09:00:40 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Sun Oct 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 29 15:40:29 -0700 2008 Fri Dec 19 07:08:38 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Mon Oct 06 07:34:59 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 06 07:34:59 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sat Oct 04 10:00:38 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 04 10:00:38 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Wed Aug 27 21:29:50 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 27 21:32:31 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=297386