An engrossing literary drama that is stunning, elegant and mournfully wrought, None Wasted, None Spared is the tour de force debut novel by screenwriter Brian Pelton. A formidable blend of irony and heartache, the drama unfolds in a rush of actions with underlying and heartfelt humor. In the Pacific Northwest on the eve of the Great Depression, along with a restless nation, one couple's promising future is compromised. Raised in the shadow of her domineering father, Vera Rush is a local beauty whose husband, Phillip Steadman, proves to be a cheerful spendthrift unable to hold a regular job....

The Steadman family leaves behind the grime of Depression-era Seattle for the purity of country life in Woodinville, but shadows follow. You will meet memorable characters from Brian Pelton's premiere novel, "None Wasted - None Spared," spread throughout this satisfying story of reclamation and rebirth in the face of hard times. There is Jimmy Burns the visionary whose name is given to the road where stakes are driven, the Devoras and the Fords, and Roy James whose interest in the Steadmans is as self-serving as it is generous. Some brighten the way while others, like Max Ridenour, darken it....