Roy Parvin

In the Snow Forest

"Roy Parvin is an exciting voice. The power of these novellas is surprising, the writing is extraordinary."—Rick Bass

These are big stories that take place in big country—Montana, Wyoming, and the Trinity Alps of northern California. Set in late fall when blizzards threaten, each novella is about people who have reached the age where there are no more dress rehearsals; everything now is for keeps.

A recently paroled ex-con steals a car and attempts to outrun a violent past. An out-of-work logger finds that love can both sustain and destroy. And a woman's journey by rail in the snowscape of Wyoming becomes a tale of discovery and hard-won redemption.

Roy Parvin is pitch perfect in capturing the dialogue of folks who don't talk much in a land that's slow to give up its secrets. His elegant, rough-hewn narratives, shining a light on men and women yearning for grace, rise to the level of myth.