Name: The Windfall A Novel
SKU: 64816456
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Author: Charles Egbert Craddock

Formato

Libro Físico

Editorial

Double 9 Books

Autor

Charles Egbert Craddock

Año

2025

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Dimensiones

21.6x14x2.5 cm

ISBN13

9789371461672

The Windfall A Novel

Charles Egbert Craddock (Autor) · Double 9 Books · Tapa Blanda

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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.