Falling to Earth

Falling to Earth by Kate Southwood is the 2014 Carroll County on the Same Page selection. Set in 1925 in the small fictional town of Marah, Illinois, the novel focuses on the Graves family. Amid the destruction and devastation piled on the town by the "Tri-State Tornado of 1925," the Graves family survives unscathed. The Graves house wasn't touched while neighbors saw theirs blown to ruins. The Graves children were home sick from school so were not there when the school building crumpled on top of many youngsters. The family loyalty, revenge, and jealousy, and deftly leads readers on a path through the tornado's aftermath. Multiple copies of Falling to Earth are available at all three county libraries (Delphi, Flora, and Camden). You're cordially invited to come to a book discussion to share your thoughts. These will be held July 16 at 10:30 am at the Flora Monroe-Twp Public Library, July 25 at 9 am at the Delphi Public Library, and July 30 at 7 pm at the Camden Jackson-Twp Public Library.
business, Graves Lumber, was unscathed by the storm and in fact will profit largely from all the rebuilding that must occur afterward. What does this mean? It means that the Graves family become the targets of everyone's anger, resentment, and sorrow over their own personal losses. Southwood's beautifully written narrative explores the universal emotions of guilt, compassion,