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Oct 6, 2023 · Ex-con Russell Gaines is attempting to rebuild his life with the help of his father, Mitchell. However, the arrival of Maben sends his new life into chaos, leading the pair to go on the run - as their violent pasts catch up to them, the pair must learn to trust each other if they hope to live out the rest of their days.
“What pushes Desperation Road to Great Novel status is the beauty of Smith’s prose.” The Bitter Southerner “ Desperation Road takes place in Mississippi, the land of William Faulkner, Harper Lee, Carson McCullers, Mark Twain and even Cormac McCarthy, all peddlers of Southern disillusionment. Now Michael Farris Smith will be added to ...
Nov 17, 2023 · Directed By: Nadine CrockerProduced By: Nadine CrockerDirector of photography: Gary Long AC: Sean Kisch 2nd AC: Carson McCabeEditor: Jing Han & Yujie TangAss...
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Jan 30, 2018 · ― Wiley Cash, New York Times bestselling author of A Land More Kind Than Home and This Dark Road to Mercy "Anchored by prose that is both poetic and brutal, Desperation Road is a gorgeous and violent book. But don't be fooled by the title.
Oct 9, 2023 · Desperation Road stars Garrett Hedlund (TRON: Legacy), Willa Fitzgerald (Scream: The TV Series), and Oscar winner Mel Gibson (Braveheart). It takes place in a small Mississippi town where the ...
Feb 7, 2017 · These are just a few of the questions Michael Farris Smith addresses in his bleak, brilliant new novel, Desperation Road. Russell Gaines has just gotten out of prison after 11 years. He has spent that time thinking about a lot of things—the mistake he made that landed him in jail, those who will continue to wish him harm even after his ...
Desperation Road opens with a woman named Maben, on the way to Mississippi with her daughter after she lost her lover in an accident. No matter how bad the circumstances they would have to face, Maben promised her daughter, Analee, that she would never leave her.
