Shade Of The Raintree, Centennial Edition

Raintree County, the first novel by Ross Lockridge, Jr, was the publishing event of 1948. Excerpted in Life magazine, it was a Book-of-the-Month Club Main Selection, and won MGM's Novel Award. Unfortunately, Lockridge's first novel was also his last. His son Larry was five years old at the time. In this book, he uncovers his father's story.