The Boy From Golden (Paperback)
Idioma: inglés
Editorial: Jake Rowling Publishing Services, 2026
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Librería: Grand Eagle Retail, Bensenville, IL, Estados Unidos de AmericaGrand Eagle Retail
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Paperback. He left Golden to find his future. He came back to discover his past.Caleb Mercer hasn't set foot in his rural Georgia hometown in fifteen years. A successful journalist with a carefully constructed life in Atlanta, he returns only to settle his late mother's estate a task he intends to complete as quickly as possible before driving back to the career and city he's built. But Golden, Georgia, has other plans for him.When Caleb stumbles into the workshop of Elias Reed, an eccentric retired watchmaker whose tiny shop has become an unlikely sanctuary for the town's wounded souls, he finds himself drawn into a web of stories he never expected to hear. A twelve-year-old boy building an airplane out of lawnmower parts in his backyard. A peach farmer whose kitchen clock stopped the exact moment she stopped waiting for her husband to come home. A tire shop worker who has carried a devastating secret for thirty years. A hermit living without electricity on Old Mill Road, surrounded by unsent letters and a photograph that could change everything.As Caleb begins recording the stories of Golden's residents, he uncovers a decades-old mystery connected to the town's forgotten past-a mystery that someone has spent thirty years trying to bury. The fire that destroyed the town's only factory wasn't an accident. The cover-up that followed wasn't a coincidence. And the silence that has gripped this community for three decades wasn't born of ignorance-it was born of fear.But the deeper Caleb digs, the more he realizes that the story he's chasing is not just about the town's secrets. It's about his own. His mother, Eleanor, was the quiet heartbeat of Golden-bringing casseroles to the grieving, sitting with the dying, saving the library, and building a network of love that stretched across every corner of this small town. She believed he would come back. She believed he would stay. And she left behind a trail of clues-a recipe box, a bench beneath an oak tree, and a folder labeled IMPORTANT-that would lead him home.Through unexpected friendships, acts of quiet kindness, and hard-won lessons about purpose and forgiveness, Caleb finds himself confronting his own failures and redefining what success truly means. He must decide: will he return to the life he built in Atlanta, or will he finally stop running and become the person his mother always believed he could be?The Boy From Golden is a heartrending, beautifully written novel about redemption, community, and the courage it takes to stop running-from the past, from the truth, and from the places that shaped us. With unforgettable characters, rich Southern atmosphere, and prose that lingers long after the final page, this is a story of second chances and the enduring power of home.Perfect for readers of A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman, The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin, and Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg, this novel will appeal to anyone who believes that the most important journeys are the ones that bring us back to where we started. A successful journalist returns to his rural roots to settle an estate, only to become entangled in a web of long-buried secrets and the haunting echoes of a community's shared trauma. Can he face the truth before his past catches up? This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…
N° de ref. del artículo 9789953175089
- Título
- The Boy From Golden (Paperback)
- Autor
- Jake Rowling
- Editorial
- Jake Rowling Publishing Services
- Año de publicación
- 2026
- Estado
- new
- Encuadernación
- Paperback
- Idioma
- inglés
- ISBN 10
- 995317508X
- ISBN 13
- 9789953175089
He left Golden to find his future. He came back to discover his past.
Caleb Mercer hasn't set foot in his rural Georgia hometown in fifteen years. A successful journalist with a carefully constructed life in Atlanta, he returns only to settle his late mother's estate a task he intends to complete as quickly as possible before driving back to the career and city he's built. But Golden, Georgia, has other plans for him.
When Caleb stumbles into the workshop of Elias Reed, an eccentric retired watchmaker whose tiny shop has become an unlikely sanctuary for the town's wounded souls, he finds himself drawn into a web of stories he never expected to hear. A twelve-year-old boy building an airplane out of lawnmower parts in his backyard. A peach farmer whose kitchen clock stopped the exact moment she stopped waiting for her husband to come home. A tire shop worker who has carried a devastating secret for thirty years. A hermit living without electricity on Old Mill Road, surrounded by unsent letters and a photograph that could change everything.
As Caleb begins recording the stories of Golden's residents, he uncovers a decades-old mystery connected to the town's forgotten past-a mystery that someone has spent thirty years trying to bury. The fire that destroyed the town's only factory wasn't an accident. The cover-up that followed wasn't a coincidence. And the silence that has gripped this community for three decades wasn't born of ignorance-it was born of fear.
But the deeper Caleb digs, the more he realizes that the story he's chasing is not just about the town's secrets. It's about his own. His mother, Eleanor, was the quiet heartbeat of Golden-bringing casseroles to the grieving, sitting with the dying, saving the library, and building a network of love that stretched across every corner of this small town. She believed he would come back. She believed he would stay. And she left behind a trail of clues-a recipe box, a bench beneath an oak tree, and a folder labeled IMPORTANT-that would lead him home.
Through unexpected friendships, acts of quiet kindness, and hard-won lessons about purpose and forgiveness, Caleb finds himself confronting his own failures and redefining what success truly means. He must decide: will he return to the life he built in Atlanta, or will he finally stop running and become the person his mother always believed he could be?
The Boy From Golden is a heartrending, beautifully written novel about redemption, community, and the courage it takes to stop running-from the past, from the truth, and from the places that shaped us. With unforgettable characters, rich Southern atmosphere, and prose that lingers long after the final page, this is a story of second chances and the enduring power of home.
Perfect for readers of A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman, The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin, and Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg, this novel will appeal to anyone who believes that the most important journeys are the ones that bring us back to where we started.
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