Good-Bye, Gadsden: A Novel of World War II

Gadsden, Alabama, 1943. World War II rages on three continents, far from the small Southern community of Gadsden. Two blue stars hang in the window of the Winstead residence, stark reminders of the two Winstead sons fighting in this terrible conflict. For teenager John Winstead, the changes wrought by war affect not only him, but his family, his neighbors, and his town.

During the summer of 1943, seduction takes center stage in John's world. He begins a torrid affair with Sylvia Barnes, a b...