Russell Banks deftly captures the complex texture of America in the 1930s, a class-defined world of haves and have-nots brought into even sharper focus by the glare of the Great Depression. An evocative story of dangerous loves & reckless choices, this boldly-imagined, unequivocally romantic work of fiction also celebrates the pristine grandeur and hardscrabble way of life of the Adirondack Mountains, a region Banks has called home for 20 years.