The Farm, by Randy O’brien, Now Available from Histria Books
2 min readLas Vegas, NV, November 25, 2023 — Histria Books is happy to announce the discharge of The Farm by Randy O’Brien. This compelling guide is revealed by Addison & Highsmith Publishers, an imprint of Histria Books devoted to excellent authentic works of fiction.
In The Farm, Olaf “Ollie” Weber, a wounded Nazi prisoner of warfare, escapes a POW camp in Tennessee intent on assassinating President Truman. Ginger “Snaps” Wright by accident helps Ollie elude jail guards, and when confronted, he rapes and impregnates the wannabe actress, who should then select between Hollywood and motherhood.
Finally, after years of shortages and struggling, it’s time to dream large, and the Wright household, “Snaps,” her mom Mary Lou, Uncle, and sisters Millie and Anne face tumultuous societal and financial adjustments. But the household should additionally grieve the lack of Millie’s hero husband, Stanley, and assist her discover a strategy to discover new that means in her life. A battlefield medic, Stanley was one of many eighty-four victims of the Nazi warfare crime, the Massacre at Malmedy.
“I wished to think about what it was like for my dad and mom as they grew up in rural Tennessee on the warfare’s finish. Their sacrifice,” O’Brien stated, “and inspiration continues to information me in my life and my artwork.”
The Farm explores a well timed debate on girls’s rights and abortion. It’s a singular and nostalgic research of the American South following World War II. It is a dramatic mom/daughter battle with surprising violence, tender romance, and quirky humor.
Murfreesboro native Randy O’Brien is the creator of the critically acclaimed historic novel Gettysburg by Morning. He is a retired award-winning radio journalist. Randy was the News Director of WMOT-FM for 3 a long time, reporting onerous information and options for NPR, CBS, VOA, and different networks. In addition, he was an adjunct writing teacher. His pursuits embody audiobooks, nearly any style, fiction or non-fiction, films, and mountaineering.