At the Edge

About the Book

Preacher-fugitive from his Kansas congregation and his faith, Ed returns to the Bitterroot Mountains, sets up camp, and takes a new identity above the Clark Fork River. No accusations. No temptations. No abuse. He keeps to himself, makes camp safe from bears and rain, but his inner life turns to disturbing flashbacks and nightmares. With unexpected help from unexplained visitors and a strange girl whose hot tub sits below the edge of his cliff, he begins to confront his past and finds whether he can find a home with Nature and himself.

About the Author

An ex-Kansan finding joy in Montana, Virginia Fortner, has won a few essay, poetry, and short story awards while teaching, singing in church choirs, counseling as a Stephen Minister, and visiting two children’s families. Unlike Ed in At The Edge, she feels very much at home among Plains’ welcoming community. Her blog www.vfortner.wordpress.com covers teaching adventures in China and Saudi Arabia. This, Virginia’s first published novel, is purely fiction.