The Field Between Us

The Field Between Us
A Southern Love Story with 37 Heirloom Recipes

In the autumn of 1990, as news of Desert Shield flickers across small-town televisions, two men cling to a love the world cannot yet see. Julian, an uptown banker in Charlotte, counts down the days to Friday evenings when he can escape the city's polish for the weathered farmhouse where Eli waits. Eli, rooted in the red clay of South Carolina, tends to his grandfather's land-and to the fragile hope of a future that might not survive the coming war.

Told with the quiet intensity of Southern nights and the slow ache of waiting, The Field Between Us weaves a love story that spans letters, long roads, and kitchen tables where comfort food keeps loneliness at bay. Each chapter closes with a recipe-passed down, shared in whispers, or improvised to hold grief at a distance-inviting readers to taste the very world that holds Julian and Eli together.

• 37 authentic Southern recipes-from Cast Iron Lard Cornbread to Domino Sugar Lemon Chess Pie

• A deeply atmospheric love story set during the Gulf War era

• Themes of resilience, belonging, and the quiet bravery of loving in silence

• Evocative writing steeped in Southern tradition, memory, and food culture

Part novel, part heirloom cookbook, this beautifully designed edition reads like a keepsake and feels like home. Perfect for fans of literary fiction, Southern heritage, and recipes that carry history in their ingredients, The Field Between Us is more than a story-it's a meal shared, a memory preserved, and a love letter to endurance.

Perfect for readers who love:

• Southern fiction steeped in atmosphere and nostalgia

• Tender LGBTQ+ love stories told with subtlety and heart

• Novels like The Night Watchman or The Secret Life of Bees

• Food as memory, culture, and connection

Step into a world where silence speaks, love waits, and every recipe carries a story.