The Bark of the Dogwood by Jackson Trippett McCrae, 450 pages

Strekfus Beltzenschmidt is a writer for a home and garden magazine in New York City. He is called back home to the South for a death he starts a series of stories for the magazine that will challenge all he thought he knew about himself and his family.

This was at times difficult to read, because of the emotional issues Strekfus was wading through, but was intriguing and kept me engaged. Towards the end there was a very disturbing incident that almost had me putting the book down. I feel like that event didn't have to be as graphic as portrayed, but this was an outstanding book, all in all.