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THE SYCAMORES

The Sycamores is a deeply intimate, emotionally layered historical novel that explores what it means to love someone through mental illness, grief, and the quiet wars waged inside a home. The story follows Nathan Thaddeus Wallace — a faithful, working-class bread truck driver — as he navigates the complexities of a post-war American life filled with simple routines, unspeakable loss, and a marriage unraveling under the weight of trauma. As he works tirelessly to provide stability for his wife Carly and daughter Denise, he clings to a dream of one day owning a home in the country — a dream that keeps him afloat, even when everything else threatens to drown him. When Nathan takes on a new rural route, he encounters the elegance and quiet strength of Correll Farrington, a horsewoman whose life contrasts sharply with his own. As these two worlds gently touch, a story of emotional conflict, loyalty, and the human need to be seen unfolds. A novel that balances sorrow with serenity, hardship with hope, The Sycamore is a testament to quiet heroism, the long road of healing, and the fragile threads that hold families together.

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BEYOND THE SYCAMORES

Beyond the Sycamores is a deeply intimate, emotionally layered historical novel that explores what it means to love someone through mental illness, grief, and the quiet wars waged inside a home. The story follows Nathan Thaddeus Wallace — a faithful, working-class bread truck driver — as he navigates the complexities of a post-war American life filled with simple routines, unspeakable loss, and a marriage unraveling under the weight of trauma. As he works tirelessly to provide stability for his wife Carly and daughter Denise, he clings to a dream of one day owning a home in the country — a dream that keeps him afloat, even when everything else threatens to drown him. When Nathan takes on a new rural route, he encounters the elegance and quiet strength of Correll Farrington, a horsewoman whose life contrasts sharply with his own. As these two worlds gently touch, a story of emotional conflict, loyalty, and the human need to be seen unfolds. A novel that balances sorrow with serenity, hardship with hope, Beyond the Sycamores is a testament to quiet heroism, the long road of healing, and the fragile threads that hold families together.

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“He marked off another year — the fifth year of doing his job right and trying to do right by her. Nathan was proud to be the Wonder Bread Man. Each day brought him closer to the dream… that maybe someday, it would be alright with her, and they would be happy all the time.”— The Sycamores, Chapter One

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