The great wherever : a novel / Shannon Sanders.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sanders, Shannon (Author), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Farms--Fiction.

Farms.

Inheritance and succession--Fiction.

Inheritance and succession.

Family secrets--Fiction.

Family secrets.

African American families--Fiction.

African American families.

Dysfunctional families--Fiction.

Dysfunctional families.

Loss (Psychology)--Fiction.

Loss (Psychology).

Ghosts--Fiction.

Ghosts.

Washington (D.C.)--Fiction.

Washington (D.C.).

Tennessee--Fiction.

Tennessee.

Genre:

Paranormal fiction.

Historical fiction.

Fiction

Novels

Paranormal fiction

Novels.

Fiction.

Physical Description:

400 pages : genealogical table ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2026.

Summary:

"At thirty-two, Aubrey Lamb is stumbling through adulthood. An underpaid gig worker in Washington, DC, she's grieving the recent loss of her father and the end of a serious relationship. When Aubrey learns she has inherited a shared stake in a sizable Tennessee farm, she sees an opportunity to get out of the city and to erase a mounting pile of debt. Watching her arrival with great interest are four ghosts--Aubrey's ancestors, who've staked their own claims to the farm, and who never hesitate to pass judgment on the mistakes made by the living, whether romantic, financial, or sartorial. As Aubrey reconnects with her living family, another story unfolds in parallel: the history of the land, beginning with its purchase by Thomas, Aubrey's great-grandfather and one of the first Black landowners in his community. Though Thomas hoped to give his children a homestead on which they could flourish, the land proves to be a burdensome inheritance. Over the years, it divides the family, turning Thomas's descendants against one another, culminating in a catastrophic tragedy that splinters the family and echoes through the decades. Now, as the clock ticks on a potential sale of the farm, the ghosts fear expulsion from the home they've made, and Aubrey must weigh the hopes and burdens of her forebears with the very real needs of her future"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9781250421678

1250421675

OCLC:

1533903777