First published 2016
The accusations arrive without warning. Senator Joseph McCarthy's crusade against communism sweeps through American communities, turning neighbors into suspects and friends into informants. Sarah Coleman watches her husband's teaching career crumble when former colleagues question his loyalty. The Colemans face an impossible choice: flee their hometown or fight charges that could destroy their family. Their teenage son David struggles to understand why classmates now avoid him. As the investigation deepens, Sarah discovers that survival means learning who can be trusted. The family confronts a nation where fear has replaced reason and where the wrong association can end everything they have built together.
Genres: american-fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, american-history
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: America, United States
Period: 20th Century
Hardcover · Yale University Press