Litter

The Brodie family had just moved to Augusta, Georgia. Sean had received the job opportunity of a lifetime as the COO of a local hospital there. His wife Maggie, and their son Connor, weren't enthusiastic about moving, but when they saw the gated community Maggie believed she had found the perfect home and Connor was excited about the woods and the large pond. From all appearances, it looked like that they had found the dream job and the dream house in an idyllic environment, but sometimes, appearances can be misleading.

 

Things are not always as they seem in Sycamore Springs. Friendly neighbors are not always so friendly when they are talking about you behind closed doors. Unfriendly neighbors can sometimes surprise you, once you learn the reason for their unfriendly behavior. Reclusive neighbors become reclusive for a reason, but that doesn't make them any less human.

 

The characters pull you into the story and it will keep you on the edge of your seat, wondering what will happen next. The past is always present within the evolution of the story and of each of the main characters and the title has both a literal and figurative meaning. One of the main characters is fired for littering within an exclusive Augusta neighborhood, and that starts off a chain of events, that as things evolve, allow you to see the "litter and/or baggage" that all the main characters possess.