Black River, S. M. Hulse
Black River, S. M. Hulse
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Black River

Author: S. M. Hulse

Narrator: George Newbern

Unabridged: 8 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 01/20/2015


Synopsis

When Wes Carver returns to Black River, he carries two things in the cab of his truck: his wife's ashes and a letter from the prison parole board. The convict who held him hostage during a riot twenty years ago is being considered for release.

Wes has been away from Black River ever since the riot. He grew up in this small Montana town, and, like his father before, he made his living as a corrections officer. A talented, natural fiddler, he found solace and joy in his music. But during that riot, Bobby Williams changed everything for Wes—undermining his faith and taking away his ability to play.

How can a man who once embodied evil ever come to good? How can he pay for such crimes with anything but his life? As Wes considers his own choices and grieves for all he's lost, he must decide what he believes and whether he can let Williams walk away.

About S. M. Hulse

S. M. Hulse received her MFA from the University of Oregon and was a fiction fellow at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her stories have appeared in Willow Springs, Witness, and Salamander. A horsewoman and fiddler, she has spent time in Washington, Montana, Idaho, and Oregon.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Arah-Lynda on December 08, 2016

Black River is one of those novels that does not fit snugly into any one category.  I see it listed here as a western and there is certainly that feel to it though it is also quite gritty but I would hesitate to label it grit lit.  So I have settled on literary.  Yes it is most definitely that. Wes C......more

Goodreads review by Karen on July 11, 2024

4+ stars Set in Montana… Wes, a former Corrections Officer for the prison in Black River where he had been terrorized and much mutilated by a man during a prison riot where he was held hostage 20 yrs ago…. goes back there to bury his wife’s ashes who recently passed. He must confront the stepson who s......more

Goodreads review by Carol on September 16, 2015

After 20 years, Wes Carver, A former prison guard is returning to Black River, Montana to bury his wife and attend a parole hearing for the sadistic inmate that held him hostage and tortured him during a prison riot. The horrific abuse that Wes suffered destroyed his hands and robbed him of his abil......more