“WINTER LOON is a brutal, beautiful coming-of-age story in which a young man who loses everything must return to the landscape of that loss to discover what it all means. Susan Bernhard is a writer of incredible grace and power who employs weather and the natural world to plumb the icy depths of her characters’ souls for the warmth of hope, healing, and heart. — Wiley Cash, NYT bestselling author of A LAND MORE KIND THAN HOME and THE LAST BALLAD

“Wes Ballot is the kind of character I read books hoping to find—imperfect and lovable, haunted yet determined to forge ahead. From the moment I slid out onto the ice with him, Winter Loon had me in its grip. A gorgeous novel from a masterful new voice.” — Anna Solomon, author of THE BOOK OF V. and LEAVING LUCY PEAR

“I lost myself in WINTER LOON, its rugged heart, its dark secrets, the honesty and vulnerability of its characters. With prose both taut and lush, Susan Bernhard has created the quintessential coming-of-age story: raw, tender, and completely spellbinding.” — Mira T. Lee, author of EVERYTHING HERE IS BEAUTIFUL