The Lost Saints of Tennessee

The Lost Saints of Tennessee by Amy Franklin-Willis

In 1975, Zeke loses his twin brother, Carter, in a mysterious drowning accident. Now, a decade later, Zeke Cooper decides to leave his hometown with its traitorous memories behind
him. Loading his dead brother’s dog, Tucker, a battered copy of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and a small arsenal of pain pills in his truck, he heads towards Virginia.

His plans: to administer the pills to himself and Tucker and be done with his grieving. His botched attempt at suicide fails when he heaves his own deathly concoction into the toilet and with a change of heart, makes a frantic rescue call to the nearest
vet. Tucker survives and the two continue their excursion and arrive in Virginia, where they are welcomed with open arms by Zeke’s cousins, Georgia and Oz.

There on the apple farm, Zeke is able to mull over his life and come to terms with his anger towards his mother, Lillian, recently diagnosed with cancer, and his grief for Carter.