A character-driven story set in a small town where family secrets shape generations.
Main Characters
Cal Jenkins: Born with a leg disability, unable to serve in the military, which deeply affects him.
Becky Jenkins: Cal's quirky wife who believes she can talk to the dead.
Margaret Salt: Hides a mysterious past connected to a pivotal kiss.
Felix Salt: Serving in the Pacific during WWII, his fate is uncertain.
Plot Summary
Buckeye is a character-driven story set in a small Ohio town where family secrets shape generations.
Central Conflict
An impulsive kiss causes decades of family drama.Two families, the Jenkinses and the Salts, are tied together by love, regret, and secrets in their small community.
This is a quiet, thoughtful novel that leaves a lasting impression.
Favorite Quote
“Over and over, she’d learned that what the dead most often conveyed was love and forgiveness. She could only conclude that these were the two most important things in the world—so important that people carried them into the afterlife for the sole purpose of being able to hand them back to the living.”
Patrick Ryan, Buckeye
Who Will Love It
This is a story for fans of multi-generational drama, historical nuance, and character depth.
Final Verdict
4/5 stars