The Wounds of My Father
The Wounds of My Father
2025
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1883, San Antonio. John Ives, the privileged son of a powerful tycoon, is sent to oversee his family’s ventures in the brutal swamps of Tampico, Mexico. But a fateful return to Texas instead sets him on a collision course with Stella Moore, a fiercely independent schoolteacher searching for her missing sister, and Peter Olenbush, a reckless ally with his own secrets.
As corruption festers in the shadows of progress, John’s quest for redemption is haunted by his family’s dark legacy and a murder that refuses to stay buried. In a city simmering with violence, greed, and betrayal, John must navigate the dangerous intersections of love, guilt, and survival.
For fans of sweeping historical dramas and morally complex characters, The Wounds of My Father is a masterful tale of ambition, atonement, and the devastating cost of lies.
‘It is Hill’s skill as a wordsmith together with her knowledge as historian and genealogist that creates a gripping story conveyed in evocative prose. This is a page turner that is at once a crime novel, a vividly poetic chronicle of life in a rapidly changing America, and a comment on where and how our lives and those of our ancestors, take us.”
“A gripping coming of age tale where a man discovers that what he thought to be the truth, is a lie – we are along for the ride and privy to what he discovers about both his family and himself. I was reminded of Lonesome Dove where casual cruelty was interspersed with courageous acts of kindness. And where a point in American history is vividly brought to life with living breathing characters who we are brought to care about deeply.”