Roads of the Heart: A Novel - Tapa blanda

"Christopher Tilghman is such a smart and honest writer-so forgiving and so knowing about all that people do that requires forgiveness-that it's possible to enter his stories fully, without really noticing the clarity, intelligence and supple strength of his sentences, until you find them with you, weeks later."
-Amy Bloom

"Once again, Chris Tilghman displays his talent for plumbing the depths of family life and for showing just how hard how it can be to escape the past, both our own and our family's. Roads of the Heart is a richly imagined, beautifully written, deeply affecting novel."
-Margot Livesey

"Roads of the Heart glows, both with Christopher Tilghman's beautiful language, and with his graceful, compassionate meditations on the family. I found myself re-reading these sentences, just for the pleasures of the prose. Wise, tender and illuminating, this book delivers pleasures on many levels, and lingers in the mind long after it has been closed."
-Roxana Robinson

Visiting his elderly father, whose public service career has been tainted by a sex scandal, Eric Alwin considers the impact of his own infidelity on his career and marriage and accompanies his father on a journey of discovery and reconciliation in the deep south. Reader's Guide included. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.