Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Haruf tells of a small-town hero dealt an enviable hand. Fun-loving and independent, Burdette engages in the occasional prank. Yet when the boy turns into a man, his high jinks turn into crimes. Now, eight years later, Burdette has returned to commit his greatest trespass of all.
Synopsis
In Where You Once Belonged, the bestselling and award-winning novelist of Eventide, Kent Haruf tells of a small-town hero who is dealt an enviable hand--and cheats with all of the cards.
Deftly plotted, defiantly honest, Where You Once Belongedsings the song of a wounded prairie community in a narrative with the earmarks of a modern American classic.In prose as lean and supple as a spring switch, Haruf describes a high school football star who wins the heart of the loveliest girl in the county and the admiration of men twice his age. Fun-loving, independent, Burdette engages in the occasional prank. But when he turns into a man, his high jinks turn into crimes--with unspeakable consequences. Now, eight years later, Burdette has returned to commit his greatest trespass of all. And thepeople of Holt may not be able to stop him."
About the Author
Kent Haruf’s honors include a Whiting Foundation Award, a Stegner Award, a Frank Waters Award, and a special citation from the PEN/Hemingway Foundation. His novel Plainsong won the Mountains & Plains Booksellers Award and was a finalist for the National Book Award, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and the New Yorker Book Award. He lives with his wife, Cathy, in his native Colorado.