The South: A Novel Mariona Cabassa caught between factions warring for

caught between factions warring for the future of the forest and a murderer stalking the dense groves of ancient trees

The boy’s eyes lit up again

Anne was a shrewd

Rick soon forgets about his team back home when he joins a supercompetitive local league that only cares about being the best—at any cost

Tucked away from the world as if they never existed

The South: A Novel Mariona Cabassa caught between factions warring forA radiant, intimate novel of the longing that blooms between two boys over the course of one summerabout family, desire, and what we inherit. When his grandfather dies, Jay travels south with his family to the property theyve inherited, a once flourishing farm that has fallen into disrepair. The trees are diseased, the fields parched from months of drought. Jays father, Jack, sends him out to work the land, or whatever land is left. Over the course of