THE CARETAKER: A Novel. By Ron Rash. Doubleday. 272 pages. $28. To the late Pat Conroy, multitalented writer Ron Rash was always “Mr. Big,” a term of jocular endearment equally evocative of Conroy’s ...

Review: Masterful 8th novel from Ron Rash, 'The Caretaker,' is a promised fulfilled

WBUR: In 'The Caretaker,' acclaimed author Ron Rash mines memories and family history

In 'The Caretaker,' acclaimed author Ron Rash mines memories and family history

San Diego Union-Tribune: Book Review: Rural Appalachian family’s dreams turn dark in new Ron Rash novel, `The Caretaker’

Ron Rash has made the fog-shrouded ridges of Appalachia his fictional home in novels and short stories over a highly acclaimed career dating back decades. With “The Caretaker,” his first novel in ...

Book Review: Rural Appalachian family’s dreams turn dark in new Ron Rash novel, `The Caretaker’

Northcountrypublicradio.org: 'The Caretaker' novel draws from author Ron Rash's own memories, family history

"The Caretaker" is Ron Rash's first book in a decade. 'The Caretaker' novel draws from author Ron Rash's own memories, family history Host Robin Young speaks with North Carolina author Ron Rash about ...

'The Caretaker' novel draws from author Ron Rash's own memories, family history

BACK AT IT: Ron Rash's latest novel, The Caretaker, is set in Blowing Rock in 1951. "To me, this is a book about love," Rash says. "Not in a sentimental way. It's about the destructiveness of it. How ...