Talmadge Farm is a sweeping historical novel set in 1957 North Carolina, where tobacco reigns supreme and the old South faces inevitable change.
The story follows Gordon Talmadge, a wealthy landowner who remains detached from the struggles of his tenant farmers—one Black, one White—both with dreams of a better future for their children. After a violent incident involving their children, tensions rise, altering the course of all their lives.
Over the next decade, the novel explores themes of resilience, hope, and reconciliation. A poignant and captivating tale of family, justice, and the shifting cultural landscape of the American South.
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historical novel, tobacco, North Carolina, family, resilience, justice, change, sharecroppers, New South, reconciliation
