The Lost Woods

This book is a collection of fifteen short stories, primarily set in and around the fictional town of Sledge, South Carolina, spans from the 1930s to the present. These stories, unlike hunting methods or trophy kill legends, delve into serious hunting narratives akin to William Faulkner’s. They trace the evolution of two families, the Whites and the Chapmans, and the changes in hunting and land use over the past eighty years.

Narrated primarily from the hunter’s perspective, these stories explore more than just food. They seek a lost connection to oneself. The title “the lost woods” is adapted from Cherokee myths, where people must repeatedly return to the woods to find lost animals, ultimately discovering their true selves.

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