“In Ron Irwin's capable hands, past and present fuse into a haunting meditation on class, guilt, and the perils of victory. An elegy to love and loss and reconciliation.” - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Irwin debuts with movingly rendered literary fiction about love and loss, youth and maturity, ambition and its cost.a powerful study of the muddled, stumbling steps from youth into adulthood.Irwin's descriptions are observant and intimate-readers become immersed in the Darwinian cruelty of the young reflected against the loneliness of a lost, jaded teacher, then confront a man finding purpose, and close the book after bathing in a deeply evocative, hope-filled conclusion.
I'll read anything Irwin writes after this.” - Michael Koryta, New York Times bestselling author of The Prophet It will call other books - A Separate Peace, The Art of Fielding - to mind but stands alone as an original and powerful work. Ron Irwin writes with confidence and skill and authenticity in this exploration of identity and the poisonous fuel of ambition.
“ Flat Water Tuesday is the best debut novel I've read this year, a compulsively readable dark drama that weaves multiple storylines toward one marvelous denouement. “All you ever wanted to know about the world of competitive rowing is contained in the pages of Ron Irwin's new novel, whose hero is not only a prodigious oarsman but the lover of two memorably realized women.” - J.M. Which is the right path-and where will it lead him and the ones he loves? That is the question at the heart of Ron Irwin's Flat Water Tuesday, a deeply affecting novel about what it means to fight for love and victory, in sport and in life. But as the team's most important race drew near, and tempers and lusts reached the boiling point, Rob found himself in a dilemma: If he sacrifices everything to win he stands to lose everything that matters. Generations of Fenton men had led the rowing team, known as the God Four, to victory-and Rob would be no exception. Years ago, Rob was a scholarship student at the elite Fenton School, where he became a star member of the rowing team. But when he finds an invitation to his boarding school reunion in his pile of mail, Rob begins a painful journey into his past-one that will alter the course of his life forever. Rob Carrey is a successful documentary filmmaker who has returned from a shoot to New York City, where he's prepared to separate from Carolyn, his long-time love.
A stunning saga of love, sport, and buried secrets
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