Come Round Right

<p><b>New from Alan Govenar, <i>Come Round Right</i> is a deeply personal novel and a <span>paean to a pivotal moment in American history—when the Vietnam War was </span><span>raging, and the idealism of the 1960s was losing ground to frustration, anger, and </span><span>violence.</span></b></p><p>Spring, 1971. Eighteen-year-old Aaron Berg is hitchhiking for his life, trying to come to <span>terms with the sexual assault he and his new girlfriend survived in Canada five months </span><span>earlier. Determined to reclaim his faith in humanity, Aaron’s harrowing journey through </span><span>Appalachia reveals newfound joys and an unexpected truth that changes his life.</span></p><p><span>Lyrical and poetic, juxtaposing Shaker melodies with a twangy sound and a heavy </span><span>percussive beat, <i>Come Round Right</i> is at once a moving reckoning with the author’s </span><span>own trauma and an expansive novel that speaks to the most pressing issues of our </span><span>time.</span></p>