Michael Farris Smith

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

North Carolina

In this timeless, mythical tale of unforgiving justice and elusive grace, rural Mississippi townsfolk shoulder the pain of generations as something dangerous lurks in the enigmatic kudzu of the woods.


The town of Red Bluff, Mississippi, has seen better days, though those who've held on have little memory of when that was. Myer, the county's aged, sardonic lawman, still thinks it can prove itself -- when confronted by a strange family of drifters, the sheriff believes that the people of Red Bluff can be accepting, rational, even good.


The opposite is true: this is a landscape of fear and ghosts -- of regret and violence -- transformed by the kudzu vines that have enveloped the hills around it, swallowing homes, cars, rivers, and hiding a terrible secret deeper still.


Colburn, a junkyard sculptor who's returned to Red Bluff, knows this pain all too well, though he too is willing to hope for more when he meets and falls in love with Celia, the local bar owner. The Deep South gives these noble, broken, and driven folks the gift of human connection while bestowing upon them the crippling weight of generations. With broken histories and vagabond hearts, the townsfolk wrestle with the evil in the woods -- and the wickedness that lurks in each and every one of us.

Blackwood

190c0a1b-d760-46be-b57c-8e7bb5302f92-1

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Washington

In this timeless, mythical tale of unforgiving justice and elusive grace, rural Mississippi townsfolk shoulder the pain of generations as something dangerous lurks in the enigmatic kudzu of the woods. The town of Red Bluff, Mississippi, has seen better days, though those who've held on have little memory of when that was. Myer, the county's aged, sardonic lawman, still thinks it can prove itself -- when confronted by a strange family of drifters, the sheriff believes that the people of Red Bluff can be accepting, rational, even good. The opposite is true: this is a landscape of fear and ghosts -- of regret and violence -- transformed by the kudzu vines that have enveloped the hills around it, swallowing homes, cars, rivers, and hiding a terrible secret deeper still. Colburn, a junkyard sculptor who's returned to Red Bluff, knows this pain all too well, though he too is willing to hope for more when he meets and falls in love with Celia, the local bar owner. The Deep South gives these noble, broken, and driven folks the gift of human connection while bestowing upon them the crippling weight of generations. With broken histories and vagabond hearts, the townsfolk wrestle with the evil in the woods -- and the wickedness that lurks in each and every one of us.

For years, Colburn has been haunted by his father's suicide and the rapid disintegration of his childhood home. As a teenager, Colburn fled Red Bluff, Mississippi, eager to escape his trauma and start fresh elsewhere. But when he returns to town as an adult, lured by an unshakable desire , he finds that his demons have only grown larger in his absence. In Red Bluff resides both a gift and a curse: Colburn meets and falls in love, only to have that love torn from him. The mystery of his lover's disappearance, he learns, is intertwined with that of a strange family living within the kudzu laden undergrowth of the countryside. Pulled back to his father's house, Colburn is forced to finally confront the truth. Delivered in propulsive and lyrical prose, Blackwood is the haunting story of a tortured young man, desperate for release from the strangle hold around his heart.

Category - Fiction / Horror fiction

Format - Paperback

Condition - Like New

Listed - 3 months ago

Views - 12

Wishes - 2

Ships From - North Carolina

Est. Publication Date - Jun 2021

Additional Information

Blackwood

ISBN: 9780316529822

Publisher Description

Tags

Blackwood

By:

$4.00

Meet the seller

Discover more

Blackwood

By: Michael Farris Smith

More from this seller

Additional titles by Michael Farris Smith

'Blackwood' readers also enjoyed:

Recently Viewed

Browse by categories

Category - Fiction / Horror fiction

Format - Paperback

Condition - Like New

Listed - 3 months ago

Views - 12

Wishes - 2

Ships From - North Carolina

Est. Publication Date - Jun 2021

Additional Information

Blackwood

ISBN: 9780316529822

Publisher Description

Tags

Blackwood

By:

$4.00

Meet the seller

Discover more

Blackwood

By: Michael Farris Smith

More from this seller

Additional titles by Michael Farris Smith

'Blackwood' readers also enjoyed:

Recently Viewed