About the Author

Rob Yardumian's fiction has appeared in The Southern Review, The Antioch Review, The New Orleans Review, and other literary journals. He has an MFA from the Warren Wilson Program for Writers, and this is his first novel. He currently lives in Portland, OR.

Reviews

The Sound of Songs Across the Water is a rock 'n' roll novel that does what a rock 'n' roll novel must-- capture the music, the bristling energy and careening emotions of it, and make it loud upon the page. Rob Yardumian writes like a really good band sounds.--David W. Williams, author of The Long Gone Daddies

I'd expected to like the story in spite of its musical backdrop, but the exact opposite turned out to be true; I found the most resonant passages of the novel to be the descriptions of the music that weaves throughout the story. For me, these were the parts that really set this text apart from others...--SMU Sophomore Mary Mikule

In this wonderful debut, Rob Yardumian tells an irresistible story about the struggles of two old friends. In doing so he writes brilliantly about music and sex, art and love, the power of money and the lure of charisma.--Margot Livesey, author of Eva Moves the Furniture and The Flight of Gemma Hardy