A taut, riveting drama from legendary author Cormac McCarthy, The Gardener's Son is a tale of two families in post-Civil War South Carolina: one, owners of the local cotton mill, the other a family of mill workers beset by misfortune.'[A] memorable portrait of another place in another time' - New York TimesTwo years ago, Robert McEvoy was involved in an accident that led to the amputation of his leg.
Consumed by bitterness and anger, he quit his job at the mill and fled. Now, news of his mother's terminal illness brings Robert home. What he finds on his return stokes the slow-burning rage he carries within him - a fury that may consume him .
A taut, riveting drama from legendary author Cormac McCarthy, The Gardener's Son is a tale of two families in post-Civil War South Carolina: one, owners of the local cotton mill, the other a family of mill workers beset by misfortune.'[A] memorable portrait of another place in another time' - New York TimesTwo years ago, Robert McEvoy was involved in an accident that led to the amputation of his leg.
Consumed by bitterness and anger, he quit his job at the mill and fled. Now, news of his mother's terminal illness brings Robert home. What he finds on his return stokes the slow-burning rage he carries within him - a fury that may consume him .