| Author: | Erin Wilcox | ISBN: | 9781370471157 |
| Publisher: | Erin Wilcox | Publication: | May 29, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | Erin Wilcox |
| ISBN: | 9781370471157 |
| Publisher: | Erin Wilcox |
| Publication: | May 29, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
A timely piece of Americana for readers of literary fiction and the Southern Gothic genre, "The Barn" paints a hauntingly vivid picture of a country and a man divided. Half the proceeds from this project are being donated to the NAACP.
When George lost his wife, it nearly killed him. Now he has also lost his son. His son’s widow, an African American woman, finds George in a state of agitation when she arrives to buy the family farm, to save it from foreclosure. George resists Kanita’s help, seeing her offer as a ploy to take control of the ranch. When an accident forces him to share space with Kanita, George is forced to confront his wife's legacy and the prejudice that has defined his family's past, to choose between nostalgia and the future.
Praise for "The Barn" by Erin Wilcox
"A story full of poetry for the senses and the soul. We are transplanted to a farm and entangled in the inner struggles of a man whose prejudice could disconnect him from his way of life and possibly his unborn grandchild. Wilcox’s thoughtful writing gracefully unfolds the story, pulling us into the heart and soul of humans at their worst and their best."
—Linda D. Addison, award-winning author of How to Recognize a Demon Has Become Your Friend
"A beautifully wrought story about racism, not from a political or social perspective, but from a personal and intimate one. Lifelong farmer, George, stubbornly refuses to have anything to do with his daughter-in-law Kanita, despite the bond of blood his new grandchild has created between them. What he sees as virtues—loyalty to his dead wife, to old ways, to tradition—are the very things that lock him into the illusion of distance between himself and the young woman. 'The Barn' poignantly illustrates the tenacity of racism and how insidiously it taps into the fears that separate human beings—a fear so powerful that it trumps the connection between two people who have loved the same person and who both mourn his loss."
—Abigail Samoun, Co-founder, Red Fox Literary
A timely piece of Americana for readers of literary fiction and the Southern Gothic genre, "The Barn" paints a hauntingly vivid picture of a country and a man divided. Half the proceeds from this project are being donated to the NAACP.
When George lost his wife, it nearly killed him. Now he has also lost his son. His son’s widow, an African American woman, finds George in a state of agitation when she arrives to buy the family farm, to save it from foreclosure. George resists Kanita’s help, seeing her offer as a ploy to take control of the ranch. When an accident forces him to share space with Kanita, George is forced to confront his wife's legacy and the prejudice that has defined his family's past, to choose between nostalgia and the future.
Praise for "The Barn" by Erin Wilcox
"A story full of poetry for the senses and the soul. We are transplanted to a farm and entangled in the inner struggles of a man whose prejudice could disconnect him from his way of life and possibly his unborn grandchild. Wilcox’s thoughtful writing gracefully unfolds the story, pulling us into the heart and soul of humans at their worst and their best."
—Linda D. Addison, award-winning author of How to Recognize a Demon Has Become Your Friend
"A beautifully wrought story about racism, not from a political or social perspective, but from a personal and intimate one. Lifelong farmer, George, stubbornly refuses to have anything to do with his daughter-in-law Kanita, despite the bond of blood his new grandchild has created between them. What he sees as virtues—loyalty to his dead wife, to old ways, to tradition—are the very things that lock him into the illusion of distance between himself and the young woman. 'The Barn' poignantly illustrates the tenacity of racism and how insidiously it taps into the fears that separate human beings—a fear so powerful that it trumps the connection between two people who have loved the same person and who both mourn his loss."
—Abigail Samoun, Co-founder, Red Fox Literary
