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More copies of this ISBN:Other titles in the River Teeth Literary Nonfiction Prize series:The Enders Hotel: A Memoir (River Teeth Literary Nonfiction Prize)by Brandon Schrand
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:In the center of the rural boomtown of Soda Springs, Idaho, stands the historic Enders Hotel, Café, and Bar, a three-story brick building that has been many things to many people. But to one family who bought it as an attempt to renew themselves it was home, a place they desperately tried to hold on to and yet, after seventeen years of living there, the very place from which they wanted to escape. Growing up under its leaking roof, Brandon R. Schrand watched a cast of broken characters pass through the hotel doors—an alcoholic artist, a forgotten boxing champ, an ex-con, a homeless family—and tried to find his own identity among those revolving faces. Haunted by a father he had never seen, he tested the faces of those drifters for familiarity. Winner of the River Teeth Literary Nonfiction Prize, The Enders Hotel reveals the promises and warnings of western boomtown life—stories of alcoholism, murder, betrayal, hope, and finally, redemption. Review:"Schrand proves himself a top-notch yarn spinner with this richly described, poignant memoir."-Jenny Shank, NewWest.net (Jenny Shank, NewWest.net, Dec 1 2008 )Review:"Brandon Schrand probes the secrets of the heart and the heartland in his magical new memoir, in which the old Enders Hotel is remembered as a boy's paradise and the town of Soda Springs, Idaho, as a community where the broken and the down-and-out were given care and compassion. Readers will remember The Enders Hotel for its fresh new depiction of a small town's pain and its dignity as it endures through change, setbacks, and the perplexities of love."-Mary Clearman Blew, author of All But the Waltz and Balsamroot (Mary Clearman Blew, Sep 4 2007 )Review:"A satisfying read."-C. K. Crigger, Roundup Magazine (C. K. Crigger, Roundup Magazine, Oct 1 2008 )About the AuthorBrandon R. Schrand is the coordinator of the MFA program in creative writing at the University of Idaho. His work has appeared in such periodicals as The Utne Reader, Tin House, Green Mountains Review, Colorado Review, River Teeth, Ecotone, and other journals. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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