by C. E. Morgan
Orren comes home from military service to discover his family's Kentucky tobacco farm has fallen into disrepair. His mother Zelda struggles to hold everything together while his father grows increasingly distant and unreliable. The farm that once sustained three generations now barely functions. Orren must decide whether to rebuild what his family has lost or abandon the land that defines them. He faces the weight of tradition against the pull of a different future. Zelda watches her son wrestle with obligations that could trap him in a life he never chose. The tobacco fields that once promised prosperity now represent burden and decay. Each character confronts what they owe to family and what they owe to themselves. The story explores how people navigate between loyalty and freedom when both demand sacrifice.
Genres: literary-fiction, american-fiction, 20th-century, 21st-century, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: coming-of-age, family-obligations, loyalty-vs-freedom
Setting: Kentucky
Period: 20th Century, 21st Century
Hardcover · Ulverscroft