David Adams Richards finds universal truths in the very particular setting of New Brunswick’s Miramichi Valley. This, his first novel, provides a window upon a world that is as unsettling, as uncontrollable, and as inescapably authentic as a sudden brawl.The frustrations of the community are brought into focus in the plights of 20-year-old Kevin Dulse, his family, and especially his wild young fri... goodreads.com