The Twelve-Mile Straight: A Novel

The Twelve-Mile Straight is a powerful and timely novel that explores themes of racialized violence, social division, and financial crisis in rural Georgia during the 1930s.

Set against the backdrop of the Great Depression and Prohibition, this epic story follows the lives of two babies born to a white sharecropper's daughter, Elma Jesup, and their journey towards reckoning with the painful truth of their past.

With a cast of complex and intriguing characters, including Nan, the young black housekeeper who is as close to Elma as a sister, this novel is both an intimate family drama and a sweeping Southern saga.

Tackling difficult topics such as race, class, and power, The Twelve-Mile Straight is a startlingly resonant and emotionally charged read that will leave readers with much to think about long after they finish the last page.