- Published: 9 July 2019
- ISBN: 9780425280287
- Imprint: Putnam
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 288
- RRP: $38.00
The Line That Held Us
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- Published: 9 July 2019
- ISBN: 9780425280287
- Imprint: Putnam
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 288
- RRP: $38.00
"David Joy's novel brought me to my knees. Exquisitely written and heart-wrenching, it reminded me of Faulkner in its dark depiction of family loyalty -- that 'old fierce pull of blood'. . . Joy's descriptions are lyrical and lingering. . . In the end, the line that holds Joy's characters may be fraught and frayed, but its pull is fierce."--Minneapolis Star Tribune
"Joy has proved adept with southern noir in his first two novels, and he nails it again here, in the actions of characters who act as they must, for the sake of family and friendship, given their nature. This is fiction as beautiful and compelling as it is searing."--Booklist (starred review)