Description
In 1917 Virginia’s isolated Ewer’s Rock, Roy Young longs to leave the valley behind and bring his family into the modern world, while Samantha Hatton—his childhood companion and the town’s expected future—dreams of a life that reaches beyond what’s been assigned to her. Their quiet certainty is shattered by the arrival of Ennis Duke, a silent “wild boy” whose presence forces the community to confront what it has been hiding from itself. As America enters World War I, Roy and Ennis are drawn into the war’s brutal logic, where friendship becomes both refuge and reckoning, and Samantha’s courage is tested by sacrifice in a world fractured by violence. With spare, lyrical intensity reminiscent of the author’s acclaimed work, this haunting love story explores loyalty, honor, and the ways love and belonging survive—even when everything else is taken.
Available Editions
paperback
HarperCollins
Published Jun 9, 2026
281 pages
ISBN: 9780063488595
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First Published
2026
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Children of the Wild by Kevin Powers.