A gripping, finely crafted saga with a cast of compelling characters. The Griefmaker lays bare the American struggle for progress and tradition. The rolling fields of Kansas are the backdrop of this epic tale of rivalry, unrequited love, self-discovery and redemption. Readers who enjoyed Richard Ford's Canada or Cormac McCarthy's Sutree will enjoy this story of love, death, and perhaps atonement.
"George Gurley has the eye and ear of a poet. His descriptions of the weather, the landscape, the wild animals set the stage for the adversities and aspirations of the prairie state."
—Playwright Frank Higgins, "The Sweet By 'n' By, "Black Pearl Sings."
"Gurley, a lyrical story-teller, spins a suspenseful, surprise-filled tale, played out in a grass lands setting."
—Fred N. Six, rural Kansas resident and native grass restorer