false 5118462 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/51/462/5118462-m-1255741839.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/51/462/5118462-s-1255741839.jpg Set in the hardscrabble hill country between West Virginia and Virginia, The New Valley is populated by characters striving to forge new lives in the absence of those they have loved. Told in three varied and distinct voices&#8212from a soft-spoken beef farmer struggling to hold himself together after his dad’s suicide; to a health-obsessed single father desperate to control his reckless, overweight daughter; to a mildly retarded man who falls for a married woman intent on using him in a scheme that wounds them both&#8212each novella is a vivid examination of Weil’s uniquely romanticized relationships. As the men struggle against grief, solitude, and fixation, their desperation leads them all to commit acts that bring both ruin and salvation.
Reminiscent of Bobbie Ann Mason, Annie Proulx, and Kent Haruf in its deeply American tone, The New Valley is a tender exploration of resilience, isolation, and the consuming ache for human connection. Weil’s empathetic, meticulous prose makes this is a debut of inescapable power.]]> 5118462 1 5185249 book 3 6 2009 The New Valley total:56|5:25|4:22|3:7|2:2|1:0| 56 238 143 18 2118392 4.25 56 18 59236155 589993 5118462 0802118917 9780802118912 18 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/51/462/5118462-m-1255741839.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/51/462/5118462-s-1255741839.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5118462.The_New_Valley 4.25 56 Set in the hardscrabble hill country between West Virginia and Virginia, The New Valley is populated by characters striving to forge new lives in the absence of those they have loved. Told in three varied and distinct voices&#8212from a soft-spoken beef farmer struggling to hold himself together after his dad’s suicide; to a health-obsessed single father desperate to control his reckless, overweight daughter; to a mildly retarded man who falls for a married woman intent on using him in a scheme that wounds them both&#8212each novella is a vivid examination of Weil’s uniquely romanticized relationships. As the men struggle against grief, solitude, and fixation, their desperation leads them all to commit acts that bring both ruin and salvation.
Reminiscent of Bobbie Ann Mason, Annie Proulx, and Kent Haruf in its deeply American tone, The New Valley is a tender exploration of resilience, isolation, and the consuming ache for human connection. Weil’s empathetic, meticulous prose makes this is a debut of inescapable power.]]> 2009 5 1 false Thu Jul 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 21:39:40 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 16:46:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 60023947 787522 5118462 0802118917 9780802118912 18 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/51/462/5118462-m-1255741839.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/51/462/5118462-s-1255741839.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5118462.The_New_Valley 4.25 56 Set in the hardscrabble hill country between West Virginia and Virginia, The New Valley is populated by characters striving to forge new lives in the absence of those they have loved. Told in three varied and distinct voices&#8212from a soft-spoken beef farmer struggling to hold himself together after his dad’s suicide; to a health-obsessed single father desperate to control his reckless, overweight daughter; to a mildly retarded man who falls for a married woman intent on using him in a scheme that wounds them both&#8212each novella is a vivid examination of Weil’s uniquely romanticized relationships. As the men struggle against grief, solitude, and fixation, their desperation leads them all to commit acts that bring both ruin and salvation.
Reminiscent of Bobbie Ann Mason, Annie Proulx, and Kent Haruf in its deeply American tone, The New Valley is a tender exploration of resilience, isolation, and the consuming ache for human connection. Weil’s empathetic, meticulous prose makes this is a debut of inescapable power.]]> 2009 4 0 false Sun Jun 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 08:03:28 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 09:42:27 -0700 2009 The New Valley, the third is the longest and the best; the first is the shortest and the weakest. In fact, I'd argue that this first novella, Ridge Weather, is not even a novella but really just a long story. Weil introduces a few supporting characters along the w...more...]]> 60414811 366223 5118462 0802118917 9780802118912 18 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/51/462/5118462-m-1255741839.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/51/462/5118462-s-1255741839.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5118462.The_New_Valley 4.25 56 Set in the hardscrabble hill country between West Virginia and Virginia, The New Valley is populated by characters striving to forge new lives in the absence of those they have loved. Told in three varied and distinct voices&#8212from a soft-spoken beef farmer struggling to hold himself together after his dad’s suicide; to a health-obsessed single father desperate to control his reckless, overweight daughter; to a mildly retarded man who falls for a married woman intent on using him in a scheme that wounds them both&#8212each novella is a vivid examination of Weil’s uniquely romanticized relationships. As the men struggle against grief, solitude, and fixation, their desperation leads them all to commit acts that bring both ruin and salvation.
Reminiscent of Bobbie Ann Mason, Annie Proulx, and Kent Haruf in its deeply American tone, The New Valley is a tender exploration of resilience, isolation, and the consuming ache for human connection. Weil’s empathetic, meticulous prose makes this is a debut of inescapable power.]]> 2009 5 0 false Tue Jul 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 09:48:58 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 09:05:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 68665770 751821 5118462 0802118917 9780802118912 18 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/51/462/5118462-m-1255741839.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/51/462/5118462-s-1255741839.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5118462.The_New_Valley 4.25 56 Set in the hardscrabble hill country between West Virginia and Virginia, The New Valley is populated by characters striving to forge new lives in the absence of those they have loved. Told in three varied and distinct voices&#8212from a soft-spoken beef farmer struggling to hold himself together after his dad’s suicide; to a health-obsessed single father desperate to control his reckless, overweight daughter; to a mildly retarded man who falls for a married woman intent on using him in a scheme that wounds them both&#8212each novella is a vivid examination of Weil’s uniquely romanticized relationships. As the men struggle against grief, solitude, and fixation, their desperation leads them all to commit acts that bring both ruin and salvation.
Reminiscent of Bobbie Ann Mason, Annie Proulx, and Kent Haruf in its deeply American tone, The New Valley is a tender exploration of resilience, isolation, and the consuming ache for human connection. Weil’s empathetic, meticulous prose makes this is a debut of inescapable power.]]> 2009 4 0 false Wed Aug 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 05:59:38 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 11:42:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 72680926 379172 5118462 0802118917 9780802118912 18 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/51/462/5118462-m-1255741839.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/51/462/5118462-s-1255741839.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5118462.The_New_Valley 4.25 56 Set in the hardscrabble hill country between West Virginia and Virginia, The New Valley is populated by characters striving to forge new lives in the absence of those they have loved. Told in three varied and distinct voices&#8212from a soft-spoken beef farmer struggling to hold himself together after his dad’s suicide; to a health-obsessed single father desperate to control his reckless, overweight daughter; to a mildly retarded man who falls for a married woman intent on using him in a scheme that wounds them both&#8212each novella is a vivid examination of Weil’s uniquely romanticized relationships. As the men struggle against grief, solitude, and fixation, their desperation leads them all to commit acts that bring both ruin and salvation.
Reminiscent of Bobbie Ann Mason, Annie Proulx, and Kent Haruf in its deeply American tone, The New Valley is a tender exploration of resilience, isolation, and the consuming ache for human connection. Weil’s empathetic, meticulous prose makes this is a debut of inescapable power.]]> 2009 5 0 false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 14:01:46 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 14:04:03 -0700 2009 64996559 2458751 5118462 0802118917 9780802118912 18 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/51/462/5118462-m-1255741839.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/51/462/5118462-s-1255741839.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5118462.The_New_Valley 4.25 56 Set in the hardscrabble hill country between West Virginia and Virginia, The New Valley is populated by characters striving to forge new lives in the absence of those they have loved. Told in three varied and distinct voices&#8212from a soft-spoken beef farmer struggling to hold himself together after his dad’s suicide; to a health-obsessed single father desperate to control his reckless, overweight daughter; to a mildly retarded man who falls for a married woman intent on using him in a scheme that wounds them both&#8212each novella is a vivid examination of Weil’s uniquely romanticized relationships. As the men struggle against grief, solitude, and fixation, their desperation leads them all to commit acts that bring both ruin and salvation.
Reminiscent of Bobbie Ann Mason, Annie Proulx, and Kent Haruf in its deeply American tone, The New Valley is a tender exploration of resilience, isolation, and the consuming ache for human connection. Weil’s empathetic, meticulous prose makes this is a debut of inescapable power.]]> 2009 5 0 false Sun Jul 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 07:51:16 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 07:51:37 -0700 2009 72762883 136423 5118462 0802118917 9780802118912 18 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/51/462/5118462-m-1255741839.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/51/462/5118462-s-1255741839.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5118462.The_New_Valley 4.25 56 Set in the hardscrabble hill country between West Virginia and Virginia, The New Valley is populated by characters striving to forge new lives in the absence of those they have loved. Told in three varied and distinct voices&#8212from a soft-spoken beef farmer struggling to hold himself together after his dad’s suicide; to a health-obsessed single father desperate to control his reckless, overweight daughter; to a mildly retarded man who falls for a married woman intent on using him in a scheme that wounds them both&#8212each novella is a vivid examination of Weil’s uniquely romanticized relationships. As the men struggle against grief, solitude, and fixation, their desperation leads them all to commit acts that bring both ruin and salvation.
Reminiscent of Bobbie Ann Mason, Annie Proulx, and Kent Haruf in its deeply American tone, The New Valley is a tender exploration of resilience, isolation, and the consuming ache for human connection. Weil’s empathetic, meticulous prose makes this is a debut of inescapable power.]]> 2009 4 0 false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 08:03:45 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 08:05:06 -0700 2009
Everybody go read this. Seriously. ]]> 73412716 181789 5118462 0802118917 9780802118912 18 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/51/462/5118462-m-1255741839.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/51/462/5118462-s-1255741839.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5118462.The_New_Valley 4.25 56 Set in the hardscrabble hill country between West Virginia and Virginia, The New Valley is populated by characters striving to forge new lives in the absence of those they have loved. Told in three varied and distinct voices&#8212from a soft-spoken beef farmer struggling to hold himself together after his dad’s suicide; to a health-obsessed single father desperate to control his reckless, overweight daughter; to a mildly retarded man who falls for a married woman intent on using him in a scheme that wounds them both&#8212each novella is a vivid examination of Weil’s uniquely romanticized relationships. As the men struggle against grief, solitude, and fixation, their desperation leads them all to commit acts that bring both ruin and salvation.
Reminiscent of Bobbie Ann Mason, Annie Proulx, and Kent Haruf in its deeply American tone, The New Valley is a tender exploration of resilience, isolation, and the consuming ache for human connection. Weil’s empathetic, meticulous prose makes this is a debut of inescapable power.]]> 2009 5 0 false Sun Oct 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 11:05:41 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 11:08:36 -0700 2009 56547858 614201 5118462 0802118917 9780802118912 18 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/51/462/5118462-m-1255741839.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/51/462/5118462-s-1255741839.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5118462.The_New_Valley 4.25 56 Set in the hardscrabble hill country between West Virginia and Virginia, The New Valley is populated by characters striving to forge new lives in the absence of those they have loved. Told in three varied and distinct voices&#8212from a soft-spoken beef farmer struggling to hold himself together after his dad’s suicide; to a health-obsessed single father desperate to control his reckless, overweight daughter; to a mildly retarded man who falls for a married woman intent on using him in a scheme that wounds them both&#8212each novella is a vivid examination of Weil’s uniquely romanticized relationships. As the men struggle against grief, solitude, and fixation, their desperation leads them all to commit acts that bring both ruin and salvation.
Reminiscent of Bobbie Ann Mason, Annie Proulx, and Kent Haruf in its deeply American tone, The New Valley is a tender exploration of resilience, isolation, and the consuming ache for human connection. Weil’s empathetic, meticulous prose makes this is a debut of inescapable power.]]> 2009 4 0 false Sun Jun 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 17:58:43 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 15:11:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 66193207 2491445 5118462 0802118917 9780802118912 18 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/51/462/5118462-m-1255741839.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/51/462/5118462-s-1255741839.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5118462.The_New_Valley 4.25 56 Set in the hardscrabble hill country between West Virginia and Virginia, The New Valley is populated by characters striving to forge new lives in the absence of those they have loved. Told in three varied and distinct voices&#8212from a soft-spoken beef farmer struggling to hold himself together after his dad’s suicide; to a health-obsessed single father desperate to control his reckless, overweight daughter; to a mildly retarded man who falls for a married woman intent on using him in a scheme that wounds them both&#8212each novella is a vivid examination of Weil’s uniquely romanticized relationships. As the men struggle against grief, solitude, and fixation, their desperation leads them all to commit acts that bring both ruin and salvation.
Reminiscent of Bobbie Ann Mason, Annie Proulx, and Kent Haruf in its deeply American tone, The New Valley is a tender exploration of resilience, isolation, and the consuming ache for human connection. Weil’s empathetic, meticulous prose makes this is a debut of inescapable power.]]> 2009 4 0 false Tue Aug 04 14:12:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 14:12:54 -0700 2009 59514012 589936 5118462 0802118917 9780802118912 18 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/51/462/5118462-m-1255741839.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/51/462/5118462-s-1255741839.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5118462.The_New_Valley 4.25 56 Set in the hardscrabble hill country between West Virginia and Virginia, The New Valley is populated by characters striving to forge new lives in the absence of those they have loved. Told in three varied and distinct voices&#8212from a soft-spoken beef farmer struggling to hold himself together after his dad’s suicide; to a health-obsessed single father desperate to control his reckless, overweight daughter; to a mildly retarded man who falls for a married woman intent on using him in a scheme that wounds them both&#8212each novella is a vivid examination of Weil’s uniquely romanticized relationships. As the men struggle against grief, solitude, and fixation, their desperation leads them all to commit acts that bring both ruin and salvation.
Reminiscent of Bobbie Ann Mason, Annie Proulx, and Kent Haruf in its deeply American tone, The New Valley is a tender exploration of resilience, isolation, and the consuming ache for human connection. Weil’s empathetic, meticulous prose makes this is a debut of inescapable power.]]> 2009 5 1 false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 09:29:45 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 15:34:08 -0700 2009 60516136 766765 5118462 0802118917 9780802118912 18 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/51/462/5118462-m-1255741839.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/51/462/5118462-s-1255741839.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5118462.The_New_Valley 4.25 56 Set in the hardscrabble hill country between West Virginia and Virginia, The New Valley is populated by characters striving to forge new lives in the absence of those they have loved. Told in three varied and distinct voices&#8212from a soft-spoken beef farmer struggling to hold himself together after his dad’s suicide; to a health-obsessed single father desperate to control his reckless, overweight daughter; to a mildly retarded man who falls for a married woman intent on using him in a scheme that wounds them both&#8212each novella is a vivid examination of Weil’s uniquely romanticized relationships. As the men struggle against grief, solitude, and fixation, their desperation leads them all to commit acts that bring both ruin and salvation.
Reminiscent of Bobbie Ann Mason, Annie Proulx, and Kent Haruf in its deeply American tone, The New Valley is a tender exploration of resilience, isolation, and the consuming ache for human connection. Weil’s empathetic, meticulous prose makes this is a debut of inescapable power.]]> 2009 3 0 false Sun Jul 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 21 09:47:38 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 19:57:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 61738027 109504 5118462 0802118917 9780802118912 18 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/51/462/5118462-m-1255741839.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/51/462/5118462-s-1255741839.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5118462.The_New_Valley 4.25 56 Set in the hardscrabble hill country between West Virginia and Virginia, The New Valley is populated by characters striving to forge new lives in the absence of those they have loved. Told in three varied and distinct voices&#8212from a soft-spoken beef farmer struggling to hold himself together after his dad’s suicide; to a health-obsessed single father desperate to control his reckless, overweight daughter; to a mildly retarded man who falls for a married woman intent on using him in a scheme that wounds them both&#8212each novella is a vivid examination of Weil’s uniquely romanticized relationships. As the men struggle against grief, solitude, and fixation, their desperation leads them all to commit acts that bring both ruin and salvation.
Reminiscent of Bobbie Ann Mason, Annie Proulx, and Kent Haruf in its deeply American tone, The New Valley is a tender exploration of resilience, isolation, and the consuming ache for human connection. Weil’s empathetic, meticulous prose makes this is a debut of inescapable power.]]> 2009 5 1 false Mon Aug 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 04:55:04 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 05:22:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 58895391 2099594 5118462 0802118917 9780802118912 18 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/51/462/5118462-m-1255741839.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/51/462/5118462-s-1255741839.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5118462.The_New_Valley 4.25 56 Set in the hardscrabble hill country between West Virginia and Virginia, The New Valley is populated by characters striving to forge new lives in the absence of those they have loved. Told in three varied and distinct voices&#8212from a soft-spoken beef farmer struggling to hold himself together after his dad’s suicide; to a health-obsessed single father desperate to control his reckless, overweight daughter; to a mildly retarded man who falls for a married woman intent on using him in a scheme that wounds them both&#8212each novella is a vivid examination of Weil’s uniquely romanticized relationships. As the men struggle against grief, solitude, and fixation, their desperation leads them all to commit acts that bring both ruin and salvation.
Reminiscent of Bobbie Ann Mason, Annie Proulx, and Kent Haruf in its deeply American tone, The New Valley is a tender exploration of resilience, isolation, and the consuming ache for human connection. Weil’s empathetic, meticulous prose makes this is a debut of inescapable power.]]> 2009 0 0 false Mon Jun 08 13:47:20 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 13:48:00 -0700 2009 75033667 2527063 5118462 0802118917 9780802118912 18 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/51/462/5118462-m-1255741839.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/51/462/5118462-s-1255741839.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5118462.The_New_Valley 4.25 56 Set in the hardscrabble hill country between West Virginia and Virginia, The New Valley is populated by characters striving to forge new lives in the absence of those they have loved. Told in three varied and distinct voices&#8212from a soft-spoken beef farmer struggling to hold himself together after his dad’s suicide; to a health-obsessed single father desperate to control his reckless, overweight daughter; to a mildly retarded man who falls for a married woman intent on using him in a scheme that wounds them both&#8212each novella is a vivid examination of Weil’s uniquely romanticized relationships. As the men struggle against grief, solitude, and fixation, their desperation leads them all to commit acts that bring both ruin and salvation.
Reminiscent of Bobbie Ann Mason, Annie Proulx, and Kent Haruf in its deeply American tone, The New Valley is a tender exploration of resilience, isolation, and the consuming ache for human connection. Weil’s empathetic, meticulous prose makes this is a debut of inescapable power.]]> 2009 4 0 false Wed Oct 21 13:36:16 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 11:39:32 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 13:36:16 -0700 2009 59543979 2182552 5118462 0802118917 9780802118912 18 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/51/462/5118462-m-1255741839.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/51/462/5118462-s-1255741839.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5118462.The_New_Valley 4.25 56 Set in the hardscrabble hill country between West Virginia and Virginia, The New Valley is populated by characters striving to forge new lives in the absence of those they have loved. Told in three varied and distinct voices&#8212from a soft-spoken beef farmer struggling to hold himself together after his dad’s suicide; to a health-obsessed single father desperate to control his reckless, overweight daughter; to a mildly retarded man who falls for a married woman intent on using him in a scheme that wounds them both&#8212each novella is a vivid examination of Weil’s uniquely romanticized relationships. As the men struggle against grief, solitude, and fixation, their desperation leads them all to commit acts that bring both ruin and salvation.
Reminiscent of Bobbie Ann Mason, Annie Proulx, and Kent Haruf in its deeply American tone, The New Valley is a tender exploration of resilience, isolation, and the consuming ache for human connection. Weil’s empathetic, meticulous prose makes this is a debut of inescapable power.]]> 2009 4 0 false Wed Jul 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 14:48:44 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 14:25:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 49467701 2133827 5118462 0802118917 9780802118912 18 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/51/462/5118462-m-1255741839.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/51/462/5118462-s-1255741839.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5118462.The_New_Valley 4.25 56 Set in the hardscrabble hill country between West Virginia and Virginia, The New Valley is populated by characters striving to forge new lives in the absence of those they have loved. Told in three varied and distinct voices&#8212from a soft-spoken beef farmer struggling to hold himself together after his dad’s suicide; to a health-obsessed single father desperate to control his reckless, overweight daughter; to a mildly retarded man who falls for a married woman intent on using him in a scheme that wounds them both&#8212each novella is a vivid examination of Weil’s uniquely romanticized relationships. As the men struggle against grief, solitude, and fixation, their desperation leads them all to commit acts that bring both ruin and salvation.
Reminiscent of Bobbie Ann Mason, Annie Proulx, and Kent Haruf in its deeply American tone, The New Valley is a tender exploration of resilience, isolation, and the consuming ache for human connection. Weil’s empathetic, meticulous prose makes this is a debut of inescapable power.]]> 2009 4 1 false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 16 12:35:14 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 11:13:54 -0700 2009 58745071 1538487 5118462 0802118917 9780802118912 18 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/51/462/5118462-m-1255741839.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/51/462/5118462-s-1255741839.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5118462.The_New_Valley 4.25 56 Set in the hardscrabble hill country between West Virginia and Virginia, The New Valley is populated by characters striving to forge new lives in the absence of those they have loved. Told in three varied and distinct voices&#8212from a soft-spoken beef farmer struggling to hold himself together after his dad’s suicide; to a health-obsessed single father desperate to control his reckless, overweight daughter; to a mildly retarded man who falls for a married woman intent on using him in a scheme that wounds them both&#8212each novella is a vivid examination of Weil’s uniquely romanticized relationships. As the men struggle against grief, solitude, and fixation, their desperation leads them all to commit acts that bring both ruin and salvation.
Reminiscent of Bobbie Ann Mason, Annie Proulx, and Kent Haruf in its deeply American tone, The New Valley is a tender exploration of resilience, isolation, and the consuming ache for human connection. Weil’s empathetic, meticulous prose makes this is a debut of inescapable power.]]> 2009 5 0 false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 09:10:42 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 07:34:36 -0700 2009 81913543 1964365 5118462 0802118917 9780802118912 18 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/51/462/5118462-m-1255741839.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/51/462/5118462-s-1255741839.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5118462.The_New_Valley 4.25 56 Set in the hardscrabble hill country between West Virginia and Virginia, The New Valley is populated by characters striving to forge new lives in the absence of those they have loved. Told in three varied and distinct voices&#8212from a soft-spoken beef farmer struggling to hold himself together after his dad’s suicide; to a health-obsessed single father desperate to control his reckless, overweight daughter; to a mildly retarded man who falls for a married woman intent on using him in a scheme that wounds them both&#8212each novella is a vivid examination of Weil’s uniquely romanticized relationships. As the men struggle against grief, solitude, and fixation, their desperation leads them all to commit acts that bring both ruin and salvation.
Reminiscent of Bobbie Ann Mason, Annie Proulx, and Kent Haruf in its deeply American tone, The New Valley is a tender exploration of resilience, isolation, and the consuming ache for human connection. Weil’s empathetic, meticulous prose makes this is a debut of inescapable power.]]> 2009 0 0 false Wed Dec 23 20:28:24 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 23 20:28:24 -0800 2009 81197369 393471 5118462 0802118917 9780802118912 18 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/51/462/5118462-m-1255741839.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/51/462/5118462-s-1255741839.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5118462.The_New_Valley 4.25 56 Set in the hardscrabble hill country between West Virginia and Virginia, The New Valley is populated by characters striving to forge new lives in the absence of those they have loved. Told in three varied and distinct voices&#8212from a soft-spoken beef farmer struggling to hold himself together after his dad’s suicide; to a health-obsessed single father desperate to control his reckless, overweight daughter; to a mildly retarded man who falls for a married woman intent on using him in a scheme that wounds them both&#8212each novella is a vivid examination of Weil’s uniquely romanticized relationships. As the men struggle against grief, solitude, and fixation, their desperation leads them all to commit acts that bring both ruin and salvation.
Reminiscent of Bobbie Ann Mason, Annie Proulx, and Kent Haruf in its deeply American tone, The New Valley is a tender exploration of resilience, isolation, and the consuming ache for human connection. Weil’s empathetic, meticulous prose makes this is a debut of inescapable power.]]> 2009 4 0 false Mon Dec 28 05:13:30 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 16 10:03:41 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 28 05:13:30 -0800 2009 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=5118462