Beneath the Bonfire

'Butler's characters could have emerged from vintage American rock songs, living on small hopes and banding together as best they can'
New York Times

These ten stories set in rural Wisconsin demonstrate Nickolas Butler's talent for portraying a place and its people with unparalleled tenderness. Through tales of friendship and family - and the loyalties these require - Butler evokes the backroads and blue highways of America, and captures the unforgettable characters who call it home.

'I love these stories . . . Without a doubt, Beneath the Bonfire is a diamond of a collection'
Bill Cheng, author of Southern Cross the Dog

'Beautiful and fascinating . . . as close to the real world as fiction gets'
Emerald Street