The Souls Of Clayhatchee

With his mother recently deceased, James, a New York City newspaper reporter, finds himself journeying south to Clayhatchee, Alabama to fulfill a deathbed promise he made to her.Having migrated to Pittsburgh, PA in 1950, James' mother, Elaine, had not stepped foot on Clayhatchee soil in decades. Still, her dying wish was to be returned back to the earth in her hometown, like the many generations before her. Although initially reluctant to stay in Clayhatchee for long, James quickly becomes immersed and intertwined in the everyday life of his extended family. With the death of Elaine, James also discovers that there are many secrets she had tucked away, inexorably drawing him into a life he knew little about. Familial relationships that had once felt like acquaintanceships, are now deepened by the unfolding experiences of trauma, murder and exposed secrets. James must come to terms with a past that has haunted his family for decades, while forging a path for his own future.