Overview
Fathers and Sons, a look at family dynamics and interfaith yearning, turns disappointment and sorrow into an understated triumph of the human spirit.A runner and skier examine their purpose, family, and relationships in these coming-of-age stories set in Michigan's north woods. In "The Long Run," Merrit Reef, wanting his father's approval above all, looks to medal in a half-marathon and finds, through the rigors and sacrifice of competing, something wholly unexpected at the finish of the race. In "Snow Country," Mark Silver, a reporter and Jew who befriends a migrant farmworker and her young son, experiences a crisis in faith as he attempts to overcome his fear of giving them a Christmas tree. For readers who love seasonal change, the Great Lakes, woodsy trails, and wandering souls committed to the outdoors as a means of salvation, Fathers and Sons delivers.
