![]() ![]() Kathryn has been a leader in the southeastern Pennsylvania writing scene for more than a decade and is also the author ofThe Art of Falling. The Far End of Happy was born from Craft’s need to make sense of what her husband had done. In 1997, after fifteen years of marriage, her husband committed suicide in a police standoff, leaving her and their two young sons. Craft wrote exclusively nonfiction until she was plunged in the kind of real-life drama that demands attention. “Framing the novel within a 12-hour period keeps the pages turning (Library Journal).” Narrating from the alternating perspectives of three women, whose lives will be forever altered by Jeff Farnham, gives an intimate look at the steps a woman will take to get the help her husband so urgently needs while desperately trying to keep her children safe.Ī former dance critic who wrote for The Morning Call daily newspaper in Allentown, Pennsylvania, for nineteen years. When the emotionally troubled Jeff engages police in a deadly stand-off, his wife, mother-in-law, and mother struggle to understand why the man they love has turned his back on the life they have given him, the one they all believe is still worth living. Here Craft delivers “real, raw emotion” (Library Journal) exploring a marriage unraveled by mental illness and one man’s spiral towards a violent conclusion that tests the courage, love, and hope of the three women he leaves behind. I spent the beginning o.' Kathryn on Instagram: 'I know it sounds like woo but Ive always had a thing about even numbers. ![]() The Far End of Happy is a powerful new novel based on author Kathryn Craft’s personal experience with a stand-off involving her husband. 828 likes, 11 comments - Kathryn (katblaque) on Instagram: 'I know it sounds like woo but Ive always had a thing about even numbers. ![]()
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