Talmadge Farm

"An earnest historical novel...a thoughtful meditation on the inexorability of change, and what happens when justice results in a redistribution of success." - Kirkus Reviews

"...a classic. This is a story of triumph and tragedy, of good and evil, and finally reconciliation. A true morality play." - Gene Hoots, former tobacco executive and author of Going Down Tobacco Road

A LOVE LETTER TO THE AMERICAN SOUTH

A STORY OF RESILIENCE, HOPE, AND FAMILY-BOTH LOST AND FOUND

It's 1957, and tobacco is king. Wealthy landowner Gordon Talmadge enjoys the lavish lifestyle he inherited but doesn't like getting his hands dirty; he leaves that to the two sharecroppers - one white, one Black - who farm his tobacco but have bigger dreams for their own children. While Gordon takes no interest in the lives of his tenant farmers, a brutal attack between his son and the sharecropper children sets off a chain of events that leaves no one unscathed. Over the span of a decade, Gordon struggles to hold on to his family's legacy as the old order makes way for a New South.

A sweeping drama that follows three unforgettable families navigating the changing culture of North Carolina at a pivotal moment in history, readers have been raving that Talmadge Farm is one they cannot put down. Perfect for fans of Wiley Cash and Amor Towles.