
Set against the raw edges of early Texas, this historical novel follows Aylett C. “Strap” Buckner through violence, survival, and the uncertain making of a life that history only partly remembers. Rooted in real people and places, it explores the uneasy line between record, memory, and legend.

Set in the long shadow of World War II, this historical novel follows a Texas mother and those around her as private grief moves beneath public honor. Drawn from real family tragedy, it is a story of loss, endurance, and what remains when ceremony cannot contain sorrow.
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