Literary Fiction

Where The River Bends

Name: Where The River Bends
Author: T.M. Holt

by T.M. Holt

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Available as an ebook and in paperback. Paperback ISBN 9798996473809. Included in Kindle Unlimited.

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Some families carry secrets. Others carry the weight of loving someone they cannot save. Tennessee, 1978. Eleven-year-old Caleb Walker knows the river better than he understands the grown-ups around him. With his loyal dog Blue beside him, he spends his summer exploring its banks, finding moments of freedom from a home where love and heartache live side by side. His father is a hardworking man fighting a battle with alcohol. His mother struggles to hold their family together. And Caleb is beginning to understand that the people we love most can sometimes hurt us the deepest. Rich with the sights, sounds, and memories of the American South, Where the River Bends is a moving Southern literary novel about childhood, family, addiction, forgiveness, and the quiet courage it takes to keep loving through difficult times.

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Mood: Heartbreaking Thought-provoking
Tropes: Morally grey
Setting and world: Small town
Pace and shape: Slow and atmospheric
Themes: Family and belonging Coming of age Grief and healing Secrets and lies

Book details

Author: T.M. Holt
Genre: Literary Fiction
Formats: Ebook and paperback
Paperback ISBN: 9798996473809
Kindle Unlimited: Included

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T.M. Holt

T. M. Holt is a Southern fiction author, U.S. Army veteran, and founder of Black Dog River Press, an independent publishing house based in Decherd, Tennessee. Born and raised in the foothills of southern Middle Tennessee, Holt has lived a life filled with experiences that continue to shape her storytelling. She served in the U.S. Army in Central America and Germany, spent years driving long-haul trucks across America, and now works as a physical therapist assistant caring for older adults. An endurance athlete with a fondness for difficult challenges, Holt has completed an Ironman triathlon, ultramarathons, long-distance cycling events, and marathon swims. Her debut novel, Where the River Bends, draws inspiration from the people, places, and complicated family relationships of her Tennessee upbringing. Set in 1978, the novel explores childhood, addiction, forgiveness, and the enduring power of hope. Whether writing Southern literary fiction as T. M. Holt or mysteries as T. W. Hughes, her stories return to the things that matter most: family, loyalty, memory, second chances, and the places we call home. After years of traveling far and wide, Holt returned to her Tennessee roots, settling just a mile from where she was born. She lives with her spouse and their beloved dogs, who occasionally insist on supervising the writing process.

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