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$7.97The Story
"Incisive novel of aging, compromise, and Pioneer Valley life." -BookLife Editor's Pick
Steven Bennett is a historian, chef, and programmer in the quaint rural towns of the Pioneer Valley. Rejected by his first love, he marries another woman and lives an ordinary life hosting barbecues and tip-toeing around a past extramarital affair. After raising a family, a sudden suspected overdose of a young woman in town upends Steven's life. He embarks on a quest to discover what really happened only to unearth buried scars and hard truths about old friends.
Set against the backdrop of lush hills in Western Massachusetts, Crystal Springs is literary fiction about the love of place, the bonds between found families, and the lasting love between friends.
Author: Don Lesser
Publisher: Rootstock Publishing
Published: 05/05/2026
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.76lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.58d
ISBN: 9781578692224
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/0001
PW Booklife Reviews 04/20/2026
About the Author
Lesser, Don: - Don Lesser received his MFA in fiction from the University of Massachusetts. His food articles have won awards at the Greenbrier Symposium for Professional Food Writers. He lives in Amherst, Massachusetts. Crystal Springs is his third novel. His previous novels remain unpublished, though his MFA thesis novel, Deli, was published online in 2010.
Description
"Incisive novel of aging, compromise, and Pioneer Valley life." -BookLife Editor's Pick
Steven Bennett is a historian, chef, and programmer in the quaint rural towns of the Pioneer Valley. Rejected by his first love, he marries another woman and lives an ordinary life hosting barbecues and tip-toeing around a past extramarital affair. After raising a family, a sudden suspected overdose of a young woman in town upends Steven's life. He embarks on a quest to discover what really happened only to unearth buried scars and hard truths about old friends.
Set against the backdrop of lush hills in Western Massachusetts, Crystal Springs is literary fiction about the love of place, the bonds between found families, and the lasting love between friends.
Author: Don Lesser
Publisher: Rootstock Publishing
Published: 05/05/2026
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.76lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.58d
ISBN: 9781578692224
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/0001
PW Booklife Reviews 04/20/2026
About the Author
Lesser, Don: - Don Lesser received his MFA in fiction from the University of Massachusetts. His food articles have won awards at the Greenbrier Symposium for Professional Food Writers. He lives in Amherst, Massachusetts. Crystal Springs is his third novel. His previous novels remain unpublished, though his MFA thesis novel, Deli, was published online in 2010.
