Crossing Bully Creek

In Crossing Bully Creek, acclaimed author Margaret Erhart chronicles change through generations. As the scion of a large Southern plantation lies dying in the late 1960s, the various people who know him recall his life, including his wife, Rowena; his servant Rutha; his granddaughter; and the plantation manager.

At the story's heart is the owner of Longbrow Plantation, Henry Detroit—now on his deathbed as the 1960s come to a close. Around him swirl servants, retainers, workers, and family, a...