The Tilted World A Novel
The Tilted World A Novel by Tom Franklin is a reprint edition published by HarperCollins on June 10, 2014. This 336-page book is presented in English and unfolds in 1927, as the Mississippi River threatens to overflow, endangering the small hamlet of Hobnob. Federal agents Ted Ingersoll and Ham Johnson arrive to investigate the mysterious disappearance of two fellow agents, only to discover a baby boy abandoned at a crime scene.
Readers will find a narrative that intertwines themes of murder and moonshine, as well as the complexities of human relationships. Ingersoll’s decision to place the infant with local woman Dixie Clay Holliver leads to unexpected developments, revealing her hidden life as the county’s top bootlegger and the secrets she harbors. The Tilted World explores the intersection of personal and historical events against the backdrop of a looming natural disaster.
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In 1927, as rains swell the Mississippi, the river threatens to burst its banks and engulf everything in its path, including the tiny hamlet of Hobnob, where federal agents Ted Ingersoll and Ham Johnson arrive to investigate the disappearance of two fellow agents—and find a baby boy abandoned in the middle of a crime scene.
Ingersoll finds a home for the infant with local woman Dixie Clay Holliver, unaware that she’s the best bootlegger in the county and has many tender and consequential secrets of her own.
The Tilted World is an extraordinary tale of murder and moonshine, sandbagging and saboteurs, and a man and a woman who find unexpected love.
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