The Gravedigger

In a small, whitewashed village, indistinguishable from any other in Andalusia, Juan Rodrigo is a gravedigger. The job was handed down to him by his father, as was the ability to hear the voices of the dead and to tell their stories to the living. Though the details and revelations of these accounts aren't always well received, Juan is a respected member of the community who encourages people to understand and to forgive. But his own tolerance is tested when his young daughter, just on the brink of adulthood, falls in love with a gypsy boy Juan doesn't approve of. Incorporating aspects of magic realism, Peter Grandbois' distinctive voice and style lures readers to an enchanting place where spirits and people coexist harmoniously.

Peter Grandbois holds an M.F.A. in fiction from Bennington College and is currently a Ph.D. student in creative writing at the University of Denver. He has lived in Denver, San Francisco, Chicago, Malaga, and Barcelona, but presently resides in Boulder, C