num_pages: 384
description: Ford's mesmerizing first novel is the story of two godless pilgrims. Robard Hewes has driven across the country in the service of a destructive passion. Sam Newell is seeking the missing piece of himself. When these men converge, on an uncharted island in the Mississippi, each discovers the thing he's looking for--amid a conflagration of violence that's as shocking as it is inevitable."This is one of those books that hit you hard...a story filled with breathing characters and genius-crafted dialogue between moments of consummate description.... I can't be unbiased. I'm mad for this book."--Elizabeth Ashton, Houston Chronicle
language: French
title: Une mort secrète
titlecomplete: Une mort secrète
genres: Literature, American, Literary Fiction, Novels, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 674
awards: awardedAt: 220953600000
name: Great Lakes Colleges Association New Writers Award
category: Fiction
publisher: Seuil