In the waning days of the Civil War, an awkward and isolated Georgia couple is disturbed to hear that their only son has been killed while fighting for the South. Despondent, the father begins farming his land with the help of two recently emancipated brothers, one of whom is mute. When the dead son returns (apparently there was some miscommunication), the family must reckon with their standing in the community, as well as their son's experiences in war.
This was a surprising and beautifully written story of very different people being brought together by odd circumstances, and the ways that we survive the toughest of situations. Well worth a read.
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