![]() ![]() In the aftermath of so much turmoil, it is Isabelle who emerges as an unlikely leader, proffering a healing vision for the land and for the newly free citizens of Old Ox."-book jacket. But when their secret is discovered, the resulting chaos, including a murder, unleashes convulsive repercussions on the entire community. To support the Guardian and Observer order your copy at. The young men, recently returned from the war to the town of Old Ox, hold their trysts in the woods. The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris is published by Tinder (£18.99). Parallel to their story runs a forbidden romance between two Confederate soldiers. Prentiss and Landry, meanwhile, plan to save money for the journey north and a chance to reunite with their mother, who was sold away when they were boys. The Walkers, wracked by the loss of their only son to the war, hire the brothers to work their farm, hoping through an unexpected friendship to stanch their grief. And he explores this liminal moment in our history with extraordinary sensitivity to the range of responses from Black and White. ![]() His prose is burnished with an antique patina that evokes the mid-19th century. ![]() Proclamation, seek refuge on the homestead of George Walker and his wife, Isabelle. That this powerful book is Nathan Harris’s debut novel is remarkable that he’s only 29 is miraculous. "In the waning days of the Civil War, brothers Prentiss and Landry, freed by the Emancipation. ![]()
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