Only the Grass Suffers

Jack Llewellyn and Michael Carlisle are adversaries whose worlds collide because of the betrayal of one woman and the deception of another. As the summer of 2018 unfolds, a suicide and a jarring revelation intensify their conflict.

Each has their own motivation as they travel to the door of a distant convent, seeking reassurance and resolution, only to find bitterness and denial. A local factory strike in Cottage Grove brings another collision of egos and claims collateral damage. The fate of the families and the strike's darkened effect on their hometown converge by novel's end to illustrate a life lesson worth discovering.