In the tradition of Southern novels, Faces of Exile deals with the themes of isolation, seduction, discovery, and compassion. Syracuse City with its Carter College is the backdrop for a timeless odyssey. In cinematic fashion the plot and subplots tell the tales of those exiled in the small Midwestern town over the course of one year.

In Faces of Exile a fi ne storyteller uses humor and a bittersweet yearning to portray the human condition with its hopes, feelings and dreams.