“An arresting new novel… with an unforgettable narrator."
-Chicago Tribune (Editor’s Choice)
W.W. Norton & Company
“Devastating"
– Publishers Weekly
“Arresting"
– Chicago Tribune
“Heartbreaking"
– Metro Edinburgh
“A work of
ferocious insight
and craftsmanship”
– Irish Examiner
"Subtly mythic...
and poetic."
- Booklist
In the heat of August, Jake Terri Savage (“JT”), his little sister Danielle, and his bone-headed best friend, Nokey try to steal his father’s beloved 1965 Shelby Cobra. Their reasons are noble; the consequences, devastating.
August and then Some examines the destructive powers of revenge and the healing powers of acceptance.
“Sharply written with
a keen ear for dialogue"
– Chicago Sun-Times
"Scenes we experience in our nerves."
- Richard Bausch, Dayton Literary Peace Prize winner
"Never shies away from grappling with big issues”
– Publishers Weekly
“The dialogue crackles like a plastic bottle underfoot while the pace never slows. A disturbing novel offering a mixture of hope and despair, vileness and nobility.”
-Kirkus Reviews
