The "Classic Catherine" Anniversary Edition of ELECTRIC GOD is now
available for sale! Check out the new Author's Note by Catherine Ryan Hyde.
"'Electric God' is the answer to a prayer—a heroic, superbly crafted novel
worth reading again and again and again." -Kelly Milner Halls, THE DENVER
POST
"Ryan Hyde spins her tale so effortlessly that the reader closes the book
with a quiet sense of elation, and only later notices that 'Electric God'
is still there etched on the psyche, like the imprint of a lightning bolt
upon the eye." -THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
Hayden Reese is an angry man. He has a bad habit of breaking people's jaws
and getting thrown into jail. Granted, he only breaks jaws that deserved
some breaking, but his anger is tearing his life apart. And now he's
starting a whole new feud, this time with the once-estranged,
now-reconciled husband of his lover, Laurel. This is the one that will very
nearly cost him his life.
The story then swings back in time to the roots of Hayden's anger: the
father who tormented him, the kid brother who got all the approval, and the
one fatal mistake that Hayden has never been able to forgive himself for
making.
Back in Hayden's present, as he is trying to get out of the hospital and
back on his feet, his daughter Allegra comes back around. He hasn't seen
her in more than 15 years, but she's getting married, and wants her father
to walk her down the aisle. But Hayden can barely walk. And he's not ready
to confront the wife and daughter who exiled him, his family of origin, and
his painful past. But the past catches up with Hayden, ready or not. And
Hayden, now too disabled for violence, must work all the way through his
anger and find new ways to make peace with his life.
"Hyde's follow-up to PAY IT FORWARD is a beautifully crafted story of one
man who had to lose everything before he could find forgiveness and
redemption. Hyde is inspiring and uplifting without sentimentality."
-BOOKLIST
