Hello Down There
English
By (author): Michael Parker
Haunted by a secret tragedy, Edwin, son of the richest family in a small Southern town, fights to overcome his addiction to morphine and face the truth that his parents have worked to obscure.
This timeless debut novel of master Southern storyteller Michael Parker takes readers to a small Southern town in the 1950s where Edwin Keane suffers from the lasting effects of a horrible accidenta broken back, a morphine addiction, and a town of enabling eccentrics. Redemption comes in the form of a young womanthe daughter of a poor farmerand a couple of the towns most interesting outcasts. Parker is an amazing writer. His narrative style is both lyrical and economical, making this novel a true Southern gothic classic.See more