{"id":4623,"date":"2021-08-11T16:01:01","date_gmt":"2021-08-11T16:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/susannedavis.com\/?page_id=4623"},"modified":"2023-05-13T15:09:04","modified_gmt":"2023-05-13T20:09:04","slug":"gravity-hill","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/books\/gravity-hill\/","title":{"rendered":"Gravity Hill"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/CTPressClub1st.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11129\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/4610-2\/ctpressclub1st\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/CTPressClub1st.png\" data-orig-size=\"499,503\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CTPressClub1st\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/CTPressClub1st.png\" src=\"https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/CTPressClub1st.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11129\" width=\"179\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/CTPressClub1st.png 499w, https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/CTPressClub1st-298x300.png 298w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 179px) 100vw, 179px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-regular-font-size\"><strong>1st Place Novel, Connecticut Press Club, 2022<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(read the press release <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PDF-CPC-post-event-press-release.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/em><\/strong>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-right is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><em>A remarkable protagonist leads a robust cast in this absorbing tale of self-discovery.<\/em><\/p>\n<cite><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kirkusreviews.com\/book-reviews\/susanne-davis\/gravity-hill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kirkus Reviews<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-regular-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em><em>Gravity Hill<\/em>&nbsp;<\/em>is a story about Jordan Hawkins, her family, and a small rural town in Connecticut wrecked by the tragic death of three boys on Gravity Hill. But what first appears to be a tragedy of drunk driving leads back to a&nbsp;mysterious accident that has plagued a small town for years, sending Jordan on a journey to clear her brother\u2019s name. What she discovers\u2014a hidden toxic waste site<meta charset=\"utf-8\">\u2014sends the whole town on its own bumpy road to self-awareness and healing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-7d812b4c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-accent-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/madvillepublishing.com\/product\/gravity-hill\/\">Order your copy NOW<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-7d812b4c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-accent-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/madvillepublishing.com\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Request review copies<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"240\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 320 \/ 240;\" width=\"320\" controls src=\"http:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/GravityHill-Sequence-1-H.264-300Kbps.mov\"><\/video><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Gravity-Hill-award-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"658\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"11122\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/4610-2\/gravity-hill-award\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Gravity-Hill-award-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1646,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Gravity-Hill-award\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Gravity-Hill-award-658x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Gravity-Hill-award-658x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Gravity Hill by Susanne Davis shows a world upside down with a pickup truck turning over in a sunset sky. There is an award emblem that says 1st Place Connecticut Press Club Award 2002\" class=\"wp-image-11122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Gravity-Hill-award-658x1024.jpg 658w, https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Gravity-Hill-award-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Gravity-Hill-award-768x1194.jpg 768w, https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Gravity-Hill-award-988x1536.jpg 988w, https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Gravity-Hill-award-scaled.jpg 1646w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 658px) 100vw, 658px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newbooksnetwork.com\/gravity-hill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The recorded interview below<\/a> is with Susanne Davis by G.P. Gottlieb for <strong><em>New Books Network<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=NBN5772699858\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-block-embed-soundcloud\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Writer&#039;s Forum: Susanne Davis by WRBH Reading Radio\" width=\"1000\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F1384464607&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;maxwidth=1000\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What people are saying about <em>Gravity Hill<\/em>:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rebecca-ryan-discovery.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"145\" data-attachment-id=\"10800\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/books\/gravity-hill\/rebecca-ryan-discovery\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rebecca-ryan-discovery.png\" data-orig-size=\"1302,184\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"rebecca-ryan-discovery\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rebecca-ryan-discovery-1024x145.png\" src=\"https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rebecca-ryan-discovery-1024x145.png\" alt=\"Reviewed by Rebecca Ryan for discovery\" class=\"wp-image-10800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rebecca-ryan-discovery-1024x145.png 1024w, https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rebecca-ryan-discovery-300x42.png 300w, https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rebecca-ryan-discovery-768x109.png 768w, https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rebecca-ryan-discovery-1000x141.png 1000w, https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rebecca-ryan-discovery.png 1302w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Loved it! &#x1f60d; <em>Death. Desire. Mystery. Follow Jordan Hawkins on her journey as she strives to uncover the truth surrounding her brothers tragic death&#8230;<\/em> When I started this book, I wasn\u2019t sure what to expect. The author Susanne Davis has beautifully penned the story from 19-year-old Jordan\u2019s perspective. As the main character is so young, I was waiting to stumble upon childish threads and petty feuds. Instead, the story itself was very mature and adult in nature. It follows Jordan\u2019s path of self-healing as she tries to come to terms with her brothers\u2019 death. This underlying arc of death throughout the book rang painfully true and the emotions were not downplayed or once ignored. I sat and read the entire book in one sitting which; for me at least, shows how deeply the story can consume the reader. <br><a href=\"https:\/\/reedsy.com\/discovery\/book\/gravity-hill-susanne-davis#review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read the full review.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Susanne Davis\u2019s <em>Gravity Hill<\/em> delivers the goods: hers is a heartfelt story of loss and renewal, populated with characters who are flawed, feisty, and entirely sympathetic. At the heart of this story is Jordan Hawkins, an irrepressible young woman whose grief over her brother\u2019s death triggers the risky behavior and impetuous decision-making that will send her down roads she had not meant to travel. Davis has a gift for dialogue and vivid description; her details about agricultural life, the family dynamic, and the rules of the road are evocative and precise. It\u2019s both a pleasure and an honor for me to endorse Gravity Hill, a story to which readers will be drawn and by which they\u2019ll be rewarded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"> \u2014Wally Lamb, <em>New York Times<\/em> bestselling author of <br><em>We are Water<\/em> and <em>She\u2019s Come Undone<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Susanne Davis is an extraordinary writer. She creates characters that you instantly care about, that you worry over, that you live with. She writes about situations and lives that, like John Irving, are not only fiercely entertaining, but they also have a deep moral center about how we should be living our lives, what we should care about, how we can manage our rich and complicated world. A diamond talent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"> \u2014Caroline Leavitt, <em>New York Times<\/em> bestselling author of both<br><em>Is This Tomorrow <\/em>and <em>Pictures of You<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In <em>Gravity Hill<\/em>, Susanne Davis has tackled the wide, sweeping themes of love and loss, environmental troubles, feuds, families forced to confront each other\u2019s mistakes, communities coming apart and then coming together, regrets, fathers and sons, and families torn up by old lies and secrets. This story, told with gentle but vivid writing, brings us to painful tears of recognition about the human condition and yet uplifts us with the redemptive quality of hope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"> \u2014Maddie Dawson, author of <em>The Stuff That Never Happened<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GravityHill-web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"5341\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/books\/gravity-hill\/gravityhill-web\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GravityHill-web.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1250,1667\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"GravityHill-web\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GravityHill-web-768x1024.jpg\" data-id=\"5341\" src=\"http:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GravityHill-web-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Gravity HIll--shows a blacktop, treelined road with skid marks.\" class=\"wp-image-5341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GravityHill-web-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GravityHill-web-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GravityHill-web-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GravityHill-web-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GravityHill-web-90x120.jpg 90w, https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GravityHill-web.jpg 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quanduckriver-web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"5342\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/books\/gravity-hill\/quanduckriver-web\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quanduckriver-web.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1250,1667\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Quanduckriver-web\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quanduckriver-web-768x1024.jpg\" data-id=\"5342\" src=\"http:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quanduckriver-web-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"The Quanduck River\" class=\"wp-image-5342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quanduckriver-web-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quanduckriver-web-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quanduckriver-web-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quanduckriver-web-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quanduckriver-web-90x120.jpg 90w, https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Quanduckriver-web.jpg 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/RevereSuperfundsite-web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"5343\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/books\/gravity-hill\/reveresuperfundsite-web\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/RevereSuperfundsite-web.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1250,1667\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"RevereSuperfundsite-web\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/RevereSuperfundsite-web-768x1024.jpg\" data-id=\"5343\" src=\"http:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/RevereSuperfundsite-web-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A damaged No Trespassing sign on the Revere Superfund site\" class=\"wp-image-5343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/RevereSuperfundsite-web-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/RevereSuperfundsite-web-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/RevereSuperfundsite-web-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/RevereSuperfundsite-web-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/RevereSuperfundsite-web-90x120.jpg 90w, https:\/\/susannedavis.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/RevereSuperfundsite-web.jpg 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">From left to right: Gravity Hill, (yes, there really is a place called Gravity Hill), The Quanduck River, and a &#8220;No Trespassing&#8221; sign on the Revere Superfund site.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1st Place Novel, Connecticut Press Club, 2022 (read the press release HERE) A remarkable protagonist leads a robust cast in this absorbing tale of self-discovery. 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