The gravedigger
By: Rob Magnuson Smith
Publisher: Uno Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: [New Orleans, La.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 235
ISBN-13: 9781608010103
Subjects: Gravediggers; Bashfulness; Man-woman relationships; Fiction
Other titles: Grave digger
Description: "Gravedigger Henry Bale lives with his ailing dog in the village of Chalk, England. Painfully shy, he is resigned to growing old alone. Then Caroline Ford, an impulsive schoolteacher from Brighton, arrives in Chalk. Caroline awakens Henry to life, and to a fear of death. Their relationship becomes a startling investigation of love, faith, and the search for meaning"--P. [4] of cover.
Notes: Faulkner Wisdom Competition gold medal winner, 2004.