The River Road

"An amazing journey, full of passion, childhood imagination and longings, and unique characters. A magical world, which reminds me painfully how America has fallen from grace."--Josip Novakovich This novel in stories follows an Iowa farm girl's maturity to womanhood as she is raised by her father after her mother's desertion. Brigid O'Conner grows up to the sounds of rock and roll and distant voices as her father grows into understanding both Brigid and himself. Tricia Currans-Sheehan teaches at Briar Cliff University, where she edits the Briar Cliff Review. This book is the sequel to her first book, The Egg Lady and Other Neighbors (New Rivers Press, 2004). River Road was recently awarded Honorable Mention in the 2009 Nashville Book Festival.Currans-Sheehan, Tricia is the author of 'The River Road', published 2008 under ISBN 9780898232387 and ISBN 0898232384.