Gone South
Gone South by Robert McCammon, published by Simon and Schuster on October 14, 2008, is a reprint edition comprising 416 pages. This novel presents a gripping narrative centered on survival and redemption, as it follows Dan Lambert, a man haunted by his past and driven to desperate actions. After a violent incident, he finds himself on the run, navigating a perilous landscape filled with danger and uncertainty.
Readers will encounter a blend of action, adventure, and suspense as Dan flees toward the Louisiana bayous, where he meets Arden Halliday, a woman with her own troubled history. Together, they embark on a journey that intertwines their fates while exploring themes of loyalty and the search for kindness in a harsh world. The story unfolds against a backdrop of gritty realism and dark humor, leading them through the mysterious depths of both the swamplands and the human heart.
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It was hell’s season, and the air smelled of burning children….
With “one of the most arresting first sentences in contemporary writing” (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution), Robert McCammon unfurls his visionary masterpiece of survival, redemption, and the astonishing transformations love can create.
Gone South chronicles a desperate man’s journey through a desperate land, in “a gothic picaresque that mixes gritty plot and black comedy…a smoothly constructed and satisfying story” (The Wall Street Journal).
Flooded by memories, poisoned by Agent Orange, Dan Lambert kills a man in a moment of fear and fury—and changes his life forever. Pursued by police and bounty hunters, Dan flees south toward the Louisiana bayous. In the swamplands he meets Arden Halliday, a young woman who bears the vivid burdens of her own past, and who is searching for a legendary faith healer called the Bright Girl. Looking for simple kindness in a world that rarely shows it, bound by a loyalty stronger than love, Dan and Arden set off on a journey of relentless suspense and impassioned discovery…over dark, twisting waterways into the mysterious depths of the human heart.
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