Gene ScottGene Scott grew up on a tenant farm in western Illinois, where stories around the kitchen table blended magical realism with the harsh realities of hog farming, abandoned strip mines, and hot nuclear waste dumps.Four decades in East Tennessee have opened his eyes to the audacity of nature and its ability to heal the broken-both physically and spiritually.A prison ministry-and letters exchanged with inmates reinventing themselves through Christian service and creative writing-led to this novel. Read More Read Less