The Signal

by Carlson, Ron (Author)

• ISBN13: 9780143117551
• ISBN10: 0143117556
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-05-25
• Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)

Summary

"The Signalaccelerates like an avalanche...If men can't be brought back to fiction by books as fine as this one, it's their own damn fault." -The Washington Post Ron Carlson, author of the critically acclaimed Five Skies, is an award-winning writer beloved by booksellers, reviewers, and readers alike. His most thrilling book to date, The Signalfollows the story of Mack and Vonnie, a married couple who, after ten years together, are taking their last hike in the mountains of Wyoming to say goodbye to their relationship and to each other. As the troubled and tragic elements of their past gradually come to light over the course of their journey, Mack keeps a secret: he is tracking a signal, sent via a beacon that has fallen from the sky, that will lead them both into a wood far darker than they have ever imagined.

Author Biography

Ron Carlson is the author of four story collections and four novels, including Five Skies. His fiction has appeared in Harper's, The New Yorker, Playboy, and GQ. He is the director of the writing program at University of California-Irvine, and lives in Huntington Beach, California.