William Culyer Hall

September's Fawn: a Novel of the South William Culyer Hall

Sometimes a story so captures ourhearts that it becomes more than a story -- it becomes a memory to be cherishedforever. September's Fawn is such astory, a poignant tale of love and loss set in the remote reaches of Florida'sBig Bend region. Cross City, Florida. 1999. Uponreceiving a call from a man aspiring to be Florida's next governor, JosiahMoore is forced to disclose a dark secret he's harbored for decades: In 1952,as a rookie wildlife officer, Josiah entered a treacherous Dixie County swampattempting to solve an ongoing mystery -- people of color were vanishing, andhad been for years. He solved the mystery, but emerged an aged and broken man,a man having experienced a lifetime of both joy and sorrow in one tumultuousweek. Now, almost a half century later, he must take this man who would begovernor back into the swamp -- back to meet his remarkable mother.