After being diagnosed with a fatal illness, Anna leaves everything behind and drifts into Brattleboro, Vermont-with no plans, no ties, and nowhere to go. There, she meets Cyrus and Noah Wolfe, a father and son duo who run a demolition business with a knack for controlled chaos. When a frozen river threatens to flood the town, Noah takes the job to break the ice. But something else has arrived with Anna-something unspoken, quietly unsettling, and impossible to ignore.
The Last Sweet Taste is a haunting, slow-burn novel charged with tension. Craig Nova crafts a rich, polyphonic narrative-layered with personal histories, shifting voices, and the quiet drama of a small town on edge. Both universal and intimate, The Last Sweet Taste shows Nova at the height of his powers.
