Fletcher's Lure

Introduction

This is a warm, human story of three generations of Herseys who spanned the decades between Appomattox and the end of the millennium. Like all Southerners, they had to reinvent themselves and their culture. And like everyone else, they had to cope with the violence and uncertainty of the era.

Morgan and Ruby

Morgan dreamed of proving himself by living at the edge, as his brothers had in war, but Ruby insisted that he put such dreams on hold until the last baby turned five. His questions about suffering were never fully answered.

Benjamin

His youngest son Benjamin, born 1899, grew up innocent and ill prepared for the unrelenting evil that would threaten him and his family before mid-century.

Stephen

And Bens son, Stephen, would spend his life in search of answers to Job's ancient question: why do the innocent suffer. At the millennium's turn, he stands at the graves of those who gave him life and at last finds understanding.