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Oxbow
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Expected 19 Jan 27They were supposed to leave together.
Shawnee Hughes and Ginny Lee grew up best friends in Oxbow Willows, a rural Iowa trailer park where poverty, religion, and family secrets run deep. As teenagers, they dream of escape. Then Shawn comes out, Ginny’s family closes ranks, and their friendship becomes a dangerous secret.
Years later, a devastating betrayal sends them in opposite directions.
Until a blizzard brings them face-to-face at a Wyoming travel plaza.
Some friendships endure. Some leave unfinished business.
Twenty years after Oxbow, Shawn and Ginny finally get the chance to tell each other what really happened.
Oxbow is an atmospheric novel of friendship, queer desire, faith, and the long shadow of the place we come from.
Shawnee Hughes and Ginny Lee grew up best friends in Oxbow Willows, a rural Iowa trailer park where poverty, religion, and family secrets run deep. As teenagers, they dream of escape. Then Shawn comes out, Ginny’s family closes ranks, and their friendship becomes a dangerous secret.
Years later, a devastating betrayal sends them in opposite directions.
Until a blizzard brings them face-to-face at a Wyoming travel plaza.
Some friendships endure. Some leave unfinished business.
Twenty years after Oxbow, Shawn and Ginny finally get the chance to tell each other what really happened.
Oxbow is an atmospheric novel of friendship, queer desire, faith, and the long shadow of the place we come from.
300 pages, Paperback
Expected publication January 19, 2027
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