An American Odyssey

Set in the Pre-Civil War era of the American South, An American Odyssey challenges us to journey with its characters as they battle themselves, the world around them, and writhe against tethers of their societal restraints. We discover the beautiful portrayal of a mother's love, one's will to live and our protagonist's drive to find freedom, and ultimately, himself. In the novel, readers will embark on a poignant journey from the womb, onto the Jordan Plantation, to the Perry Plantation, and deep into the wilderness of the American South alongside a young boy named John, a.k.a Jimbo. Through his Homerian pilgrimage we see him go from a boy to a man; slave to human.