The Fallow Season of Hugo Hunter
Released in 2014 by Lake Union Publishing, The Fallow Season of Hugo Hunter was a Kindle First selection and has drawn praise for its gritty portrayal of the relationship between a boxer and the sportswriter who has covered him for his entire career.
Synopsis: From the bestselling author of 600 Hours of Edward comes the story of two small-town characters whose fates are inextricably linked.
Hugo Hunter, a would-be boxing champion, is thirty-seven, soft around the middle, and broke—his glory days long gone. Raised by his beloved grandmother, he is rough around the edges but has a kind heart. Watching Hugo ringside for nearly twenty years, sportswriter Mark Westerly has struggled to keep a professional distance while he’s served alternately as Hugo’s friend, mentor, and conscience. As Hugo lands on the ropes again, Mark steps in to try to save him and, along the way, gets an unexpected second chance of his own when he meets the gentle and lovely Lainie.
In this moving tale of human folly and kindness, can two people who’ve lived so long under the weight of their pasts finally find redemption?
Formats: Paperback, Kindle, audiobook
Synopsis: From the bestselling author of 600 Hours of Edward comes the story of two small-town characters whose fates are inextricably linked.
Hugo Hunter, a would-be boxing champion, is thirty-seven, soft around the middle, and broke—his glory days long gone. Raised by his beloved grandmother, he is rough around the edges but has a kind heart. Watching Hugo ringside for nearly twenty years, sportswriter Mark Westerly has struggled to keep a professional distance while he’s served alternately as Hugo’s friend, mentor, and conscience. As Hugo lands on the ropes again, Mark steps in to try to save him and, along the way, gets an unexpected second chance of his own when he meets the gentle and lovely Lainie.
In this moving tale of human folly and kindness, can two people who’ve lived so long under the weight of their pasts finally find redemption?
Formats: Paperback, Kindle, audiobook
Praise for the book
“In The Fallow Season of Hugo Hunter, Craig Lancaster has crafted a genuinely moving story of two broken men—a washed-up boxer and the newspaperman who helps to tell his story—struggling to put themselves back together again. With a prose style as clear and smooth as glass, Lancaster weaves a tale of memory and regret that is as heartbreakingly rendered as any boxing story since Requiem for a Heavyweight.”
— TYLER DILTS, AUTHOR OF MERCY DOGS
— TYLER DILTS, AUTHOR OF MERCY DOGS