The setting is 1970's Mississippi rife with racial tension. The characters: Silas, the son of a poor, single black mother, and Larry, the child of white lower-middle class parents, were both outsiders, Silas because of his color, Larry because he was quiest and a little odd, his nose always buried in horror novel. For a few months in their youth, they broke out of their circumstances and shared a special bond. When a young girl goes missing and all suspicions point to Larry, their bond breaks.
A story of a boyhood friendship lost and later reclaimed after years of separation. Not ever having read anything by Tom Franklin, I'm glad I picked this up. I enjoyed it.
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