Running the Rift

"It is exceptionally difficult to fictionalize a relatively recent mass murder without either cheapening the tragedy or becoming bogged down in grim reportage--but Ms. Benaron does a smart, sober job of it. . . . "Running the Rift" is well-paced but always makes time to demonstrate the apparatus of genocide." --"Wall Street Journal"

"Fictional differences between one person and another can justify violence too horrible to believe. Here one melodious voice can speak for us all." --"AudioFile"

"Benaron depicts the rugged beauty of Rwanda and the horror of genocide vividly in these pages. She writes with an earnest clarity bringing the boy to manhood and imparting to readers a culturally rich and unflinching story of resilience and resistance." --"Chicago Tribune"

It is exceptionally difficult to fictionalize a relatively recent mass murder without either cheapening the tragedy or becoming bogged down in grim reportage but Ms. Benaron does a smart, sober job of it. . . . "Running the Rift" is well-paced but always makes time to demonstrate the apparatus of genocide. "Wall Street Journal""

Benaron depicts the rugged beauty of Rwanda and the horror of genocide vividly in these pages. She writes with an earnest clarity bringing the boy to manhood and imparting to readers a culturally rich and unflinching story of resilience and resistance. "Chicago Tribune""

Fictional differences between one person and another can justify violence too horrible to believe. Here one melodious voice can speak for us all. "AudioFile""

Rwandan runner Jean Patrick Nkuba dreams of winning an Olympic gold medal and uniting his ethnically divided country, only to be driven from everyone he loves when the violence starts, after which he must find a way back to a better life. Simultaneous.