Memory Tree

Eula's stardust-spirit-has been waiting for her father to return to their old farmhouse so she can learn why he didn't rescue her, her brother, and their mother. Dying of cancer, her father Duane, finally returns. He wants to pass away with his guilt and remorse of not being able to rescue his family and, more importantly, his secret shame over the way he dealt with his mixed race relationship. Retha, a nurse specializing in end of life care, works to help him overcome his regrets. In the process, each realize their secrets and their families are intertwined. In this touching and deeply layered story of race, prejudice and love, an Eastern white pine tree-named Memory-presides over the front yard and proves to be a generational refuge.

• | Author: Bill Mathis
• | Publisher: Rogue Phoenix Press
• | Publication Date: April 14, 2021
• | Number of Pages: 234 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1624205976
• | ISBN-13: 9781624205972