Bealport

‘Though Lewis’s tone is measured, plenty of righteous anger lies just below the surface. It’s the little details that make this novel sing, however – and it’s what makes its conclusion that much more crushing, however inevitable.’ 
Portland Press Herald

‘Bealport is a tight, successful novel; Lewis is a master of literary economy. This is as good a book about a small town as you are likely to read. Bealport provides proof, if any were needed, that small towns can experience big heartaches.’
Yale Alumni Magazine

‘In Bealport, Maine, Lewis has rendered a sharp and fascinating ‘Our Town,’ the community captured in its rough simplicity and broody with personal secrets. In deft command, Lewis roves amongst Bealport’s residents, entwined and reliant as only those living in a very small town can be, an attentive and welcoming storyteller with a fine Old New England sensibility.’
David Milch, creator of Deadwood

‘Lewis has woven friction between social classes, a fading industrial town, opioid addiction, sexual scandal, financial machination, and the making of a good pair of shoes into a quilt of such subtle colourations that the reader is shocked by their force – a stunning, heartbreaking depiction of America today.’
Peter Davis, author of Girl of My Dreams and director of Hearts and Minds

‘Bealport reveals to us all the angst and joy in small-town, working-class America. The characters are fully drawn with the tremendous understanding, humour, and empathy. Mostly they are poor in riches but rich in spirit. Brilliant, and above all, thoughtful and kind’
Robert Ward, author of Red Baker and Four Kinds of Rain