Castle Freeman is the author of four other novels including ALL THAT I HAVE, two collections of short stories, and many essays and other nonfiction. His stories have been mentioned or included in BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES and other major collections. He lives in southeastern Vermont.
'This unusual little gem of a book is part comic romp and part
nail-biting thriller... Castle Freeman writes with both wit and a
deep understanding of the human psyche, and [he] does not cheat us
out of a dramatic climax' Guardian
'Freeman evokes a grimly lyrical tension... [the] punchy narrative
has a mythic dimension yet also incorporates pulp fiction, pop
culture references, eccentric humour and memorable
characters' Metro
'The beauty of this book is in the slow crafting of the story...
It's a domestic sort of Deliverance... This is a finely written
book that only gradually becomes a thriller, and all the while it
is essaying something that we may have, indeed, lost forever.
Freeman can muse, in a coda, about what this new world is like, but
for the short ride of these 160 pages, he enthralls you with the
old world. A small marvel' Crimetime.co.uk
'Lillian's a little pistol and her journey, narrated by a chorus of
drunk hicks, is dripping with suspense' Monocle
'Vividly captures the small-town mentalities portrayed in [The Coen
Brothers films] Fargo and No Country for Old Men' Crack
'There is a clear moral arc to this storyline, and suspense too.
But Go With Me is also a literary novel, with echoes of Deliverance
and Cormac McCarthy' Wall Street Journal
'Freeman has a flawless ear for dialogue and a sharp eye for quirky
details... Superb' People (Critic's Choice)
'An elegant little thriller about cunning versus cruelty...
extremely funny... pure delight... streamlined storytelling,
dead-on dialogue, and lyrical descriptions of the bleak, woodsy
landscape. This is a meticulous New England miniature, with not a
word wasted' O, The Oprah Magazine
'A small masterpiece of black comedy and suspense about a trio of
backwoods heroes who embark upon a modern-day quest... If all
novels were this good, Americans would read more' Kirkus
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