Gravesend Light

A captivating read ... Payne hears the human reality in every situation. -- The Boston GlobeA wonderful book... . David Payne is a novelist who speaks to readers' lives. -- Chicago TribunePayne is rapidly earning himself a place high on the list of excellence among American authors writing serious fiction... -- The Winston-Salem JournalPayne knows the hopes, fears, and habits of his characters ... he writes of a people and a place from deep in his heart. -- The New York Times Book ReviewSome of the strongest, most demanding writing to be found in American fiction today. -- The Los Angeles TimesThe novel ... gains an irresistible momentum, crashing toward a spectacular natural disaster and calamity... -- The Christian Science Monitor