"Daniel Woodrell is the American writer we increasingly look to for the latest urgent news on the American soul. The Maid's Version is a beautiful engine of a novel, whose cogs were not entirely made by human agency, one might hazard to say. As regards the level of reading pleasure, the highest. As regards the level of literary achievement, the highest." Sebastian Barry "Daniel Woodrell is a genius of bad mojo and a master craftsman of astonishment. The Maid's Version is a stunning addition to his growing body of singular American novels. It will twist you and turn you, but mostly it will haunt you." Luis Alberto Urrea, author of The Hummingbird's Daughter Woodrell's evocative, lyrical ninth novel is deceptively brief and packs a shimmering, resonant, literary punch...From an economy of poetic prose springs forth an emotionally volcanic story of family, justice, and the everlasting power of the truth. Publishers Weekly The Maid's Version is stunning. Daniel Woodrell writes flowing, cataclysmic prose with the irresistible aura of fate about it. -- Sam Shepard
Daniel Woodrell was born in the Missouri Ozarks, where he still lives. He is the author of nine novels including WINTER'S BONE, the film of which was nominated for four Oscars in 2011, WOE TO LIVE ON, which was filmed as Ride with the Devil, directed by Ang Lee and starring Toby Maguire, TOMATO RED which won the PEN West Award for fiction in 1999. Five of his novels have been selected as New York Times Notable Books of the year. His collection of short stories, THE OUTLAW ALBUM was published by Sceptre in 2011 and his latest novel, THE MAID'S VERSION, will be published by Sceptre in 2013.