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The Windfall A Novel

The Windfall A Novel

Craddock, Charles Egbert

Paperback

General Fiction

Publisher Price: $20.99

ISBN10: 9371461675
ISBN13: 9789371461672
Publisher: Double 9 Booksllp
Published: Jun 1 2025
Pages: 258
Weight: 0.67
Height: 0.58 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
The windfall: A novel explores the collision between ambition and isolation through the efforts of a traveling showman who brings his street fair to a remote town in the Great Smoky Mountains. The book contrasts the protagonist's urban mindset with the rural world he enters, emphasizing how environment and community affect one s aspirations. The early scenes highlight the stark tension between a dream of spectacle and the indifference of a closed-off, mountainous community. As physical labor mounts in preparing the fair, the surrounding wilderness seems to mirror the internal conflict of a man questioning his purpose and drive. His quiet encounter with a graceful local girl deepens the novel s examination of belonging, desire, and dislocation. While nature offers an imposing presence, the deeper unease comes from the social resistance and uncertainty that meet his efforts. The novel develops a nuanced portrait of rural life not as a backdrop, but as a force that reshapes dreams, forcing a reevaluation of what success and connection might mean in an unfamiliar world of deep-rooted skepticism and harsh natural beauty.

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