Buckeye

Poignant, powerful IndependentOmniscient, sweeping, almost defiantly sentimental New York TimesA luminous and tender th-century saga of wounded souls and small-town secrets GuardianMay, . As news of the Allied victory in Europe reaches the small town of Bonhomie, Ohio, a woman named Margaret Salt walks into a hardware store and asks the man behind the counter, Cal Jenkins, for a radio. What happens next will change both of their lives forever.While the country reconstructs in the post-war boom, a secret grows in Bonhomie - and nothing can remain hidden in a small town. The consequences of that long-ago encounter will intertwine the fates of two families, rippling through the next generation and compelling them to re-examine who they thought they were and what the future might hold. Full of compassion, humour and charm, Buckeye is a dazzling portrait of the human spirit by way of one unforgettable community the twisted roads we take to achieve forgiveness and redemption and above all a universal longing for love and connection.