The Deer at the River: A Novel

By: Joseph Caldwell

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Synopsis: A young carpenter finds himself in turmoil as his wife rapidly descends into mental illnessThe Deer at the River follows an especially intense period in the life of Noah Dubbins, a young carpenter and father of three living in rural New Hampshire. Noah&’s life changes drastically when he returns from work one day to find his wife, Ruth, behaving erratically and reenacting the birth of their youngest son. Ruth is committed to a psychiatric hospital and Noah is left to look after their children on his own. In his loneliness, he wrestles with his lust for an old flame and a burgeoning confusion about his sexuality. With financial problems, a family to raise, and increasing grief over his wife&’s condition, how will Noah cope? The Deer at the River is a wrenching parable of everyday spiritual turmoil.