The Circular Furrow

About this book

In rural Nebraska, forty-seven-year-old wheat farmer Elias Thorne has spent years hiding from his past, choosing isolation and the rhythmic labor of the land over human connection. Haunted by his younger brother's tragic death in a silo accident, Elias wants nothing more than to be left alone. But when a powerful upstream fertilizer plant begins quietly leaching toxins into the shared aquifer, destroying crops and sickening children, Elias is forced to confront the complicity of his silence. Discovering his late father's hidden journals detailing decades of corporate payoffs, Elias faces an impossible choice: accept a lucrative corporate buyout and watch his family's land die, or expose the truth and destroy the town's only economic lifeline. The narrative loops from a tense August town hall meeting back through the preceding eighteen months, capturing the quiet courage required to break generational cycles of harm. Ultimately, Elias must navigate fractured friendships, a devastated community, and his own guilt to take reluctant responsibility for the future of the valley.

Book details

Genres:

Drama, Literary Fiction, Contemporary Rural Fiction

Language:

en

Published:

2026-04-24

Content rating:

PG-13