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Set in the summer of 1948 in a small Montana town, this novel follows the Hayden family, whose patriarch is the local sheriff and whose uncle is a respected doctor. The story is narrated by twelve-year-old David Hayden, who witnesses the unraveling of his family's secrets when a domestic worker accuses his uncle of sexual assault. As the sheriff grapples with the accusation against his brother, the family's bonds are tested by questions of truth, power, and the cost of silence. The novel examines themes of racial prejudice, abuse of authority, and the loss of innocence against the backdrop of the American West.
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