It's 1946. The war is over. Millions of American soldiers are coming home and Benjamin Church is one of them. After four years of being away he thought things in Alabama would have changed, but they haven't. Grinder's Corner is a hardscrabble burp in the road. It's not much, but its home.
East of Eden by John Steinbeck;
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee;
Fried Green Tomatoes by Fannie Flagg