First published 1955
David grows up in a small town watching everything he knows transform around him. Factories arrive where farms once stood. New people bring different ideas about work, money, and social standing. David finds himself caught between neighbors who embrace these changes and those who resist them. He falls for a young woman whose own dreams reflect the era's shifting possibilities. His family holds tight to old ways while the community fractures along fresh lines of class and opportunity. David must choose whether to honor the values that shaped his childhood or embrace the uncertain promise of a new century. The decision will define not just his future but the man he becomes as America itself comes of age.
Genres: american-fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: family-secrets, fish-out-of-water
Setting: United States
Period: 20th Century
233 pages · Kindle Edition · Open Road Media