In the Fall
Jeffrey Lent
Grove Atlantic
<p><B>A bold and epic novel chronicling the dark secrets and forbidden, transcendent loves of an American family across three generations.</B><BR /> <BR /> In the twilight of the Civil War, a Union soldier meets a runaway slave and returns with her to his family homestead in Vermont, launching the story of a bold, interracial union and its consequences. This passionate couple and their descendents will grapple with the ongoing devastations of the war, racism, and a haunting family legacy that lie dormant until a grandson is driven to discover the secret of his ancestors. Spanning the post&#8211;Civil War era to the edge of the Great Depression, <I>In the Fall </I>is an incredible rendering of a rapidly evolving America&#8212;from life on a farm, through the final years of Prohibition and bootlegging in the resort towns of New Hampshire, to the advent of modern times. "Expansive, richly detailed and expertly plotted" (<I>Publishers Weekly</I>), Jeffrey Lent's debut novel is a...