In and Out of the River

A Novel by Benjamin Thomas Minett

Abandoned in a river as a baby and adopted by a local fisherman, Trenton Mire grew up in a town called Pluto. As a boy, he grew up bookish, undersized, and different. He hated the pitying looks and inevitable bullying. When the opportunity for escape finally came, not even the booming steel mill, his best friend, or his first love could keep him from leaving. 

Now, as an adult, Trenton must leave his pregnant wife to be with his dying father. The trip home to the small Pennsylvania town, now a burned-out shell, floods Trenton with memory. The town has become a wild menagerie of monsters: the legendary, disfigured Green Man; the merciless teacher, Mrs. Killya; and the hulking, vengeful best friend - and his new fiance.

Can Trenton overcome these monsters, navigate the floodwaters of regret and revenge, and escape again to see his own child’s birth?

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