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The Weight of a Good Man: "A Novel of Fatherhood, Faith, and the Weight We Carry"
Paperback
Series: Weight, Book 1
General FictionLiterary Fiction
Publisher: Staten House
Published: Apr 30 2026
Pages: 292
Weight: 0.87
Height: 0.66 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Weight of a Good Man is a powerful, emotional novel about fatherhood, grief, accountability, and the quiet strength it takes to keep going when life has taken more than expected.
Deacon Greyjett is a father, a son, a veteran, and a man carrying burdens most people will never see. He has survived broken relationships, financial pressure, loss, regret, and the silence that men are often taught to live inside. But when the weight of his past begins to press harder than ever, Deacon is forced to confront the choices that shaped him, the pain he has buried, and the man he still hopes to become.
Through memory, music, faith, family, and the voices of the men who came before him, Deacon begins to understand that healing does not mean becoming untouched by pain. It means learning what to carry, what to release, and how to keep showing up even when the road ahead feels uncertain.
Emotional, reflective, and deeply human, The Weight of a Good Man is a story about resilience, redemption, and the unseen battles that good men fight as they try to love, provide, forgive, and become whole.
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