Right of Thirst: A Novel [Paperback]

Shattered by his wife's death, and by his own role in it, successful cardiologist Charles Anderson volunteers to assist with earthquake relief in an impoverished Islamic country in a constant state of conflict with its neighbor. But when the refugees he's come to help do not appear and artillery begins to fall in the distance along the border, the story takes an unexpected turn.

This haunting, resonant tour de force about one man's desire to live a moral life offers a moving exploration of the tensions between poverty and wealth, the ethics of intervention, the deep cultural differences that divide the world, and the essential human similarities that unite it.

Its brilliant, start to finish. The voice is an achievement, and the world of emotion he delivers. Its solid-so solid it reminds me of a mature Hemingway. . . . Its clear and deep and wise.One of the finest novels Ive read in years. . . . Ultimately, this book is a timely, powerful exploration into the uses and limits of benevolence . . . an exploration into the limits of whats good and decent in the American character.Right of Thirst is a book to treasure. It is a riveting tale of our time, at once haunting and inspiring, provocative and insightful. It will stay with me for a long time.Dr. Huylers writing is quiet, precise, spellbinding from beginning to end. . . . Easily holds with the best contemporary fiction.He writes in a surgical fashionwith precision and care, making no sudden metaphorical movements. Huylers protagonist resists easy answers or self-congratulatory axioms in examining the ethics of humanitarian interventionA book to treasure. It is a riveting tale of our time, at once haunting and inspiring, provocative and insightful. It will stay with me for a long time.One of the finest novels Ive read in years. . . . A timely, powerful exploration into the uses and limits of benevolence . . . the limits of whats good and decent in the American character.Brilliant, l³B