Redemption can be hard to find in Ken Levine's heartfelt debut novel, North Of Nowhere. In a blue-collar Wisconsin town, Terrance struggles to find his place. Having learned to survive from his tough-as-nails mother after his alcoholic father abandoned the family, he nevertheless finds himself seeking oblivion in the arms of other women. So when he meets Estelle, Terrance never imagines the relationship will actually go anywhere. Escaping...