The men live on George’s farm, and Landry, who much prefers his freedom in silence, turns to the forest to help him regain his identity. George, who is regularly in the woods hunting an elusive animal that has haunted him since childhood, offers the men work turning part of his forest into a meaningful and productive peanut farm. The men, who accidentally meet up with George Walker on his forested property that borders Majesty’s Palace, the plantation where they were enslaved, plan to move to the North after enough money to do so. Set immediately following the Civil War in the fictional town of Old Ox, Georgia, the novel follows two formerly enslaved men, Prentiss and Landry, as they adjust to life as freed men under the newly signed Emancipation Proclamation. Content warning: This book includes depictions of antigay bias, racial slurs, and racially-motivated violence.
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