First published 2024
In a small Texas town, multiple generations of one family navigate their interconnected lives and shared burdens. The family members move through their days carrying the weight of their relationships to each other, bound together by blood and circumstance yet struggling with their own individual restlessness. Each character faces their own particular challenges while remaining tethered to the family unit that both sustains and constrains them. The story traces how their lives branch out in unexpected directions, revealing the complex dynamics that hold families together even when they threaten to pull apart. Winnette captures the specific texture of small town life and the way family histories repeat and evolve across generations. The narrative reveals how people can remain connected to each other despite distance, disappointment, and the passage of time. This is a story about the persistent bonds that define us and the ways we both escape from and return to the people who shaped us.
Genres: literary-fiction, contemporary, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, multigenerational
Setting: Texas
Period: 21st-century
236 pages · Paperback · Long Day Press