Join Robyn Barrow (Arkansas half of writing duo Quinn Connor) as she discusses their second novel The Pecan Children. Register for a friendly reminder.
A story of the love between sisters, and an allegory of decay in small-town America, The Pecan Children walks the line between beauty and horror.
In a small southern pecan town, the annual harvest is a time of both celebration and heartbreak. Even as families are forced to sell their orchards and move away, Lil Clearwater, keeper of a secret covenant with her land, swears she never will. When her twin Sasha returns to the dwindling town in hopes of reconnecting with the girl her heart never forgot, the sisters struggle to bridge their differences and share the immense burden of protecting their home from hungry forces intent on uprooting everything they love.
But there is rot hiding deep beneath the surface. Ghostly fires light up the night, and troubling local folklore is revealed to be all too true. Confronted with the phantoms of their pasts and the devastating threat to their future, the sisters come to the stark realization that in the kudzu-choked South, nothing is ever as it appears.
AGE GROUP: | All ages | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Summer @ CALS | Society & Culture | Literature & Language |
TAGS: | Summer@CALS |
Adolphine Fletcher Terry Library was expanded in 2001 to serve the growing west Little Rock community. The 19,030-square-feet facility offers patrons thousands of books and audio/visual items for adults and children, enclosed study rooms, and public Internet access. The Terry Library also offers a variety of monthly programs for children and adults.