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"A big, beautiful, devastating, and ultimately hopeful novel." —Erica Bauermeister, New York Times bestselling author of No Two Persons An explosive and emotional story of four siblings—each fighting their own personal battle—who return home in the wake of their father's death in order to save their family's home from being sold out from under them, from the author of One Summer in Savannah. "Don't let the white man take the house." These are the last words King Solomon says to his son before he dies. Now all four Solomon siblings must return to North Carolina to save the Kingdom, their ancestral home and 200 acres of land, from a development company, who has their sights set on turning the valuable waterfront property into a luxury resort. While fighting to save the Kingdom, the siblings must also save themselves from the secrets they've been holding onto. Junior, the oldest son and married to his wife for eleven years, is secretly in love with another man. Second son Mance can't control his temper, which has landed him in prison more than once. CeCe, the oldest daughter and a lawyer in New York City, has embezzled thousands of dollars from her firm's clients. Youngest daughter Tokey wonders why she doesn't seem to fit into this family, which has left an aching hole in her heart that she tries to fill in harmful ways. As the Solomons come together to fight for the Kingdom, each of their façades begins to crumble and collide in unexpected ways. Told in alternating viewpoints, Long After We Are Gone is a searing portrait on the power of family and letting go of things that no longer serve you, exploring the burden of familial expectations, the detriment of miscommunication, and the lessons and legacies we pass on to our children. "Explosive and emotionally charged." —Etaf Rum, New York Times bestselling author of A Woman is No Man and Evil Eye "A tour de force of history, injustice, and the brutal, beautiful everlasting ties of family." —Tara Conklin, New York Times bestselling author of The House Girl and The Last Romantics
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This book was amazing. It was a little slow in the beginning but this family drama, redemption book was just what I needed to get out of my book slump!
The writing was like pure poetry. The characters were amazingly well written and we get all the siblings POV and it was quite the ride. Once I got going, I couldn't stop turning the pages.
This book had it all!
4.5 stars!! Thank you to @netgalley and @bookmarked for my gifted copy
3.75/5 - I had to think about this for a few days. All in all, it was a good book and held my attention. It showed how everyone is dealing with something and it is definitely hard when the matriarch or patriarch of the family dies. When that happens, it will either bring the family together or break them apart. I love how it brought them together to help save their land.