Deep River Psalm

About the Book

In 1976 two seventh graders died in a tragic accident. A community service was held. A memorial was erected. And rumors poured through the school like flood water, dirtying the halls and staining everyone connected to the classmates.

Twenty-four years later, three friends reunite on the eve of the school's demolition to reassemble their past and heal their lives. Joe has returned to resolve his recurring nightmares. Lisa has come to learn the secrets behind the tragedy that took the lives of two of her best friends. And David eagerly awaits the demise of a building that he learned to hate. But once rejoined, they discover they each remember different pieces of the grim story, and they decide to finally reconstruct the painful events preceding their friends' deaths.

Together, they learn about truth, love, and loss as they relive the school year, while rekindling past relationships, and realizing that Deep River was not a community of tolerance, but one with appalling secrets.

About the Author

Glenn Roberson was born in Roanoke, Virginia, and has lived in—and draws inspiration from—numerous communities, both large and small, in the Carolinas and Virginia. He graduated from the University of South Carolina College of Journalism and currently lives in North Carolina with his wife and son.