Go with Me (P.S.)

"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...Mr. Freeman adroitly captures the feel of played-out Vermont towns and people, and his dialogue has a terse, almost humorous, cadence."--Wall Street Journal

"[An] elegant little thriller about cunning versus cruelty . . . [a] pure delight, thanks to Freeman's streamlined storytelling, dead-on dialogue, and lyrical descriptions of the bleak, woodsy landscape. This is a meticulous New England miniature, with not a wasted word."--O magazine

"Castle Freeman Jr. packs more story into 160 pages than more famous authors could fit into twice as many...Go With Me is a dialogue-driven, take-the-law-into-your-own-hands story that is slick with humor and musings on pop culture, aging and American women."--USA Today

"One of the smartest novels we've read in a long time."--Time Out Chicago

"This nimble thriller is the literary equivalent of a fierce bantamweight fighter: Short but muscular and lightning quick, it packs a surprising punch . . . Freeman has a flawless ear for dialogue and a sharp eye for quirky detail . . . Superb."--People (Critic's Choice)

"This gem of a novel by Vermont author Freeman may bring him the larger audience he so richly deserves...Freeman turns this fablelike story into a surprisingly suspenseful showdown. And the artful cutaways to the old-timers' priceless, extremely funny conversations add another level of richness to the tale."--Booklist

"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."--The Guardian

"Castle...knows the territory well here, whether of the woods or the human heart. Go With Me is a fine testament to his considerable talents."--Hartford Courant

"Reminiscent of Cormac McCarthy...Go With Me is at once wry, primal, epic and impossible to put down. I'm telling you the same thing I told the writer Richard Price: You must read this."--Charles Bock, bestselling author of BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN, on NPR's "You Must Read This"

"Like its young heroine, Lillian, Freeman's trim powerhouse is 'a pistol.' ...Freeman's beautifully cadenced dialogue is rich with humor, philosophic depth and a near-mythic sensibility."--Publishers Weekly

The rural Vermont hill country forms the backdrop for a suspenseful tale about Lillian, a young woman who refuses to back down from threats by a dangerous local villain, Blackway, who forces her boyfriend to flee and whom law enforcement is unable to touch, as she fights back against her enemy with the help of two unlikely allies--Lester, a crafty old-timer, and the powerful but naïve Nate. Reprint.