Far Family

Wilma Dykeman's acclaimed 1966 novel describes a passionate family, the Thurstons, who have wandered from their origins in the Southern mountains to form new lives in New England, the Deep South, Senate offices in Washington. One by one, they reassemble in the family home when Clay Thurston, recently returned from the North, stands accused of murder. the family explores their roots at the turn of the previous century and out of heartbreak and chaos achieve a new understanding.