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Bright's Passage

by Josh Ritter
Dial. Jul. 2011. 208p. ISBN 9781400069507. $22; eISBN 9780679604259.
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Ritter has been declared one of Entertainment Weekly's Ten Most Exciting Artists Now and one of Paste's 100 Greatest Living Songwriters, so the nerve of him to write a debut novel, too. Protagonist Henry Bright, newly returned from World War I, is left with the care of his infant son after his wife's death. With his son, their goat, and the angel Henry believes has followed him home from France, he undertakes a journey toward a better life. The publisher is promoting Ritter's media connections and grasp of story as a songwriter. We'll have to see, but this does sound promising. With an eight-city tour.
Ritter has been declared one of Entertainment Weekly's Ten Most Exciting Artists Now and one of Paste's 100 Greatest Living Songwriters, so the nerve of him to write a debut novel, too. Protagonist Henry Bright, newly returned from World War I, is left with the care of his infant son after his wife's death. With his son, their goat, and the angel Henry believes has followed him home from France, he undertakes a journey toward a better life. The publisher is promoting Ritter's media connections and grasp of story as a songwriter. We'll have to see, but this does sound promising. With an eight-city tour.
Reviewed by Barbara Hoffert , Feb 01, 2011
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