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Ohio
Book • 2018
Ohio is a powerful debut novel by Stephen Markley that follows four former classmates who return to their rust belt hometown of New Canaan, Ohio, on one fateful summer night in 2013.
The story captures the fractured zeitgeist of America through the lens of a region devastated by the Great Recession, the opioid crisis, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The narrative intertwines a murder mystery with a social critique, portraying characters haunted by their pasts and the disillusionment of their generation.
Markley's novel is praised for its lyrical prose and insightful depiction of a nation’s struggles at the dawn of a turbulent new age.
The story captures the fractured zeitgeist of America through the lens of a region devastated by the Great Recession, the opioid crisis, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The narrative intertwines a murder mystery with a social critique, portraying characters haunted by their pasts and the disillusionment of their generation.
Markley's novel is praised for its lyrical prose and insightful depiction of a nation’s struggles at the dawn of a turbulent new age.
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