Rock Island Line

“An authentically great American novel” that follows a young man’s descent into darkness after a tragic loss, and his struggle to find renewal ( Booklist , starred review). Raised in an idyllic Iowa town, young July Montgomery is rocked by the tragic death of his parents. Fleeing to Philadelphia, he fashions a ghostly existence in an underground train station. When a young woman appears to free him from his malaise, they return together to the Iowa heartland, where the novel soars to its heartre