- Love and innocence. The people who live in the village of Meridian handle everything themselves - celebrations, the issues of the day, justice, even the permissibility of love. Two young boys witness one night of unforgettable tragedy. Both finally tell their stories after a chance encounter half a century later. What was the crime? Who was the real victim? In Meridian justice is always done. In Meridian - after a fire - love is The Last Light Spoken.
A novel about children, rules, and the adults who live by them by the author of Roadkill and Too Late The Hunter.
Also by Barry Grills:
Cock-eyed Voice: Stories - A collection of short stories representing nearly fifty years of publication by author Barry Grills, including the story "A Game With Adonis" ... "so successful the reader squirms in self-recognition" (Books in Canada, 1980). These nine finely-crafted stories appeared alongside accomplished authors such as Matt Cohen, John Newlove, Alice Munro, Hugh Hood, Joyce Carol Oates, Kent Thompson, Elizabeth Spencer, Hugh Garner, Mordecai Richler, Morley Callaghan, Andreas Schroeder, Dave Godfrey, David Helwig, and others.
Oblivion - "The author writes well . . . a compelling midlife coming-of-age story" (Whistler Independent Book Awards, 2019).
Too Late the Hunter - "Psychological thriller about the interweaving of the lives of three men ... Grills writes masterful description! His phrases gave me goosebumps more than once ... a bingeworthy novel!" (Author Marla J. Hayes).
I And You, And Me And Her - "Stories about men in love with women they can't have ... very detailed and vivid" (BookLife Prize, 2018).
Roadkill - "Set in a compelling dystopian future ... the story develops greater urgency as it progresses. Writing in fluid, lyrical sentences, Grills demonstrates a clear facility with language and tone ... alluring descriptions ... striking prose and an enticing premise allow this novel to stand out within the larger category of dystopian fiction" (BookLife Prize, 2018).
Every Wolf's Howl - "An accomplished author of stories, ... Barry Grills ... in his first memoir ... [writes] a moving story of friendship and transformation, and anyone who has ever longed to companionate with wild creatures will be transfixed" (Winnipeg Free Press, 2012).
