<div><p>"A wonderful sense of authenticity and place . . . Jay Treiber has given us a rich, multi-layered book to satisfy wide reading appetites."—Robert Houston, author of <i>Bisbee 17</i></P><p>This powerful literary debut opens at a turning point for college professor Kevin McNally, whose personal and professional lives have run aground, haunted by a violent border clash from his youth. Now, McNally must journey back to Arizona's chaparral country to face the loss and trauma of his past.</P><p><b>Jay Treiber</b> draws inspiration from the hard beauty of southeast Arizona. He lives in Bisbee and teaches writing at Cochise College.</DIV>