What I Never Told You: Stories

SHORTLISTED, RUBERY INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARD

FINALIST, INDEPENDENT AUTHORS' NETWORK (IAN) BOOK OF THE YEAR

"Simply one of the best collections I've read in years." - ANDREW X. PHAM, author, Eaves of Heaven: A Life in Three Wars and Catfish and Mandala

Rebecca Lawton has spent a lifetime exploring the power and beauty of water, and in her latest collection, What I Never Told You: Stories, she writes about life on some of the most treacherous and awe-inspiring waters in North America. From the depths of the Grand Canyon to the volatile bays of Alaska, the waters in these fifteen linked stories can give life or take it away.

In these pages, readers will meet a diverse cast of characters, each with their own mysterious pasts and struggles. On fast-moving rivers, they find solace and connection, or fight to save the waters they call home. And when water becomes a killer, they must learn to adapt and survive. From the peaceful tranquility of rowing a quiet bay to the heart-pumping adrenaline of running crashing rapids, these waters have both transformative and destructive powers.

With her intimate knowledge of these waterways, Lawton paints vivid and haunting scenes that will leave readers captivated and moved.

What I Never Told You is an unforgettable journey through the beauty, risk, and danger of the natural world. So grab your lifejacket or favorite reading chair and dive into these unique and powerful waters today.

If you enjoyed the stories in Norman Maclean's A River Runs through It or Pam Houston's Cowboys Are My Weakness, you'll love What I Never Told You. Get your copy now and experience the power of water in an entirely new way.

Second edition, revised and updated from Steelies and Other Endangered Species, a limited-distribution printing by Little Curlew Press (2014; Sarasota, Florida).