A gorgeously written novel by a talented newcomer, Susan Woodring’s “Goliath” is set in a declining NC town and focuses on the life and longing of Rosamond Rogers, secretary to the scion of the Harding Company, who has just committed suicide. Brought to life by a cast of characters as varied and rich as in any fiction, from Clyde Winston, the town’s police chief, to Goliath’s self-taught preacher Ray, to Percy Harding’s unmoored widow Lela. And as always, events at Park Road Books are free and open to the public.
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