![]() ![]() The growing resentments reach a tipping point when Caleb and August are discovered, resulting in a tragic murder and cascading acts of violence that could destroy the town. The couple struggle with distance in their marriage and with their son Caleb, a disgraced soldier returned from war and tormented by his longing for his friend August. ![]() ![]() Neighbors resent George and his wife, Isabelle's, fair treatment of the men, but they both appreciate the men's presence. Prentiss is wary and protective of his brother, and the two plan to leave the South when they have the means. He finds respite in the beauty of nature and water. Landry is a gentle giant, injured and silent after years of torment at the hands of his enslavers. When George Walker, a former northerner in Georgia, meets Prentiss and Landry in his woods, he offers them lodging and jobs helping him cultivate new peanut fields. Following the end of the Civil War, newly freed Black people are left to fend for themselves among resentful white people who do not want to hire them. ![]()
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