A Man Named Purse

1878 - Appalachian Mountains. In a world carved from woodsmoke, hardship, and silence, a young boy named Percival "Purse" McCall grows up watching the people he loves break under the weight of circumstances they cannot name. His mother holds the family together with quiet tenderness; his father, hardened by disappointment, carries storms inside him that no one can outrun. But when tragedy strikes by the mountain creek, Purse is forced to leave his childhood behind far too soon. His path leads him from the mist-covered ridges of Appalachia to the river ports and muddy alleyways of a rapidly changing America. Along the way, he encounters friendship, betrayal, and a love that feels like forgiveness.A Man Named Purse is a story of survival and spirit - of a boy who becomes a man not by what the world gives him, but by what it tries to take away.A tale of grief, grit, and grace - for those who have ever had to rebuild themselves from the inside out. Read more