Books in the Michigan Literary Fiction Awards series

A collection of stories that touches on the mysteries that make up our lives.

A novel set in Madison, Wisconsin, during the Bush administration. It deals with anti-Semitism and the way that powerful men and the women who love them negotiate bureaucracies.

The tale of Charles Marden, an apple grower and judge who sets off from his Vancouver Island home on an impulsive journey to Belgium, where his son has died in battle. Marden's mission is to find the exact spot where his son was killed. This is a story of the power of death, the pain of loss, and the possibility of hope in a time of war.