Saints at the River

2004 novel by Ron Rash

Saints at the River

Author| Ron Rash
Cover artist| Debra McClinton/Getty Images
Language| English
Genre| Fiction
Published| 2004 Henry Holt
Publication place| United States
Media type| Print Hardback
Pages| 239
ISBN| 0-8050-7487-2

Saints at the River is a 2004 novel by American author Ron Rash. It is Rash's second published novel. It is the winner of the Weatherford Award for Best Novel[1] and has been used by several schools as a summer reading assignment for their incoming freshmen, including Clemson University, Temple University, and University of Central Florida.[2]

## Plot

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The story begins with a brief prologue description of a 12-year-old girl drowning in the Tamassee River, the boundary between Georgia and South Carolina. From then on, the story is told from the point of view of Maggie Glenn, a 28-year-old photographer for The Messenger newspaper assigned to cover the story.

### Part One (Ch. 1-5)

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The story begins with the introduction of Maggie Glenn. She has been assigned by her boss, Lee Gervais, to cover the events surrounding the drowning of a little girl in the Tamassee River with her colleague, Allen Hemphill.

### Part Two (Ch. 6-10)

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## Characters

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### Major characters

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* Maggie Glenn \- the narrator of the story. Maggie is a 28-year-old photographer for The Messenger newspaper and has been assigned to cover the story of the drowning. Maggie is originally from Tamassee, South Carolina.
* Allen Hemphill \- assigned to cover the story of the drowning with Maggie. He is 39-years-old.

### Minor characters

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* Lee Gervais \- Maggie's boss and managing editor of The Messenger. Lee is 38-years-old, and it is implied that he has never had to work for anything, as he comes from a wealthy family.
* Thomas Hudson \- owner of The Messenger newspaper, published out of Columbia, South Carolina.

## Publication history

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* 2004, USA, Henry Holt ISBN 0-8050-7487-2, Pub date 2004, Hardback

## Awards and nominations

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* Weatherford Award for Best Novel (2004) [3]

## References

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1. ^ "Past Winners".
2. ^ "Ron rash".
3. ^ "Past Winners".

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Works by Ron Rash

Novels|

* One Foot in Eden
* Saints at the River
* The World Made Straight
* Serena
* The Cove
* Above the Waterfall
* The Risen
* The Caretaker

Film adaptations|

* Serena
* The World Made Straight

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