Flannery O’Connor has returned to her family farm in Milledgeville, Georgia, forced home by illness and determined to spend her remaining time writing. She has no patience for distractions—especially not Melvin Whiteson, a restless New York banker who doesn’t quite belong in the small Southern town.
But despite their differences, an unlikely and secret friendship forms. As Melvin struggles with the choices that brought him to Milledgeville, and Flannery reckons with the limits time has placed on her ambitions, both find themselves questioning the paths they’ve taken.
From the New York Times bestselling author of Hello Beautiful and Dear Edward, this stunning novel intertwines history and fiction, asking: What does it mean to live fully, even when life doesn’t go as planned?
