Above the Waterfall - Hardcover

"Rash is an enormously gifted storyteller... one of the few writers at work today with the insight, the talent and the vision to show us how sometimes, for all our sorry shortcomings, we're able to achieve a certain redemption through our capacity for kindness and decency."--Washington Post

"Ron Rash is one author who gets a lot of recognition regionally but I firmly believe should be regarded as a national treasure."--Literary Hub

"Reading Above the Waterfall is like walking a railroad track - the scenery along the way is great, and I'm enjoying the novel's journey."--Charlotte Observer

"Above the Waterfall, with its quiet intensity and natural beauty juxtaposed against human ugliness, is the work of a writer who's found his way with words."--Mountain Xpress

"There's a harsh reality to Ron Rash's novels set in the mountains and foothills of the Carolinas. But he writes with a sparseness and grace that belies his beginnings as a poet."--Clemson World Magazine

"[Above the Waterfall is] as rich and moving as his best. If you like detective novels, the plot twists are dizzying enough to keep you guessing. Fan or not, you're going to find this one hard to put down."--Charleston Post & Courier

"It was love at first page of Above the Waterfall, the new novel by this lyrical and evocative writer acclaimed for his novels, short stories, and poetry... You might call Rash our Appalachian Shakespeare."--Philadelphia Inquirer

"[Rash is] a writer who has demonstrated mastery of poetry, short stories, and novels, and one who has brought to the Appalachian region of the Carolinas a defining depth of place and character that has been repeatedly and accurately described as Faulknerian. He's a writer worth discovering and savoring."--PopMatters

"Many have labeled [Rash] a Southern writer or an Appalachian writer, but those terms are deceptive. Rash's characters are certainly connected to their landscape, but, as with any work that transcends, Rash brings the reader to the universal human concerns inside the particular details."--Electric Literature

"[T]here's no denying Rash's grasp of the North Carolina landscape and its reflection in the oft-tortured souls of its denizens, making this novel one of his most successful ventures into poetic humanism."--Publishers Weekly