_______________'A brilliantly pacy adventure story ... Ward writes like a dream' - The Times'Fresh and urgent' - New York Times'There's something of Faulkner to Ward's grand diction' - Guardian_______________WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARDHurricane Katrina is building over the Gulf of Mexico, threatening the coastal town of Bois Sauvage, Mississippi, and Esch's father is growing concerned. He's ...