The Possum King

The Possum King is set in the fictional town of Clayton, South Carolina, in 1974. The story revolves around the Bishop family as they await the return of family patriarch Frank Bishop, a career soldier who has been away at war in Vietnam. The story is told from the point of view of fourteen-year-old Marcus Bishop, who has grown to hate his father’s cruelty and must now deal with the impact of his return. When a murder takes place in Clayton shortly after his father’s return, Marcus finds himself thrust in the position of having to save his family from his father’s long-buried past, which is explored through multiple flashbacks.

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Use VNDT5OFF for $5 OFF Guaranteed for minimum of... ᴠɪᴅᴇɴᴛʟʏ ᵇʸ ᵉˣᵖˡᵃᶦⁿᵈᶦᵒ ʳᵉᵛᵒˡᵘᵗᶦᵒⁿᶦᶻᵉ ʸᵒᵘʳ ᵛᶦᵈᵉᵒˢ ʷᶦᵗʰ ˢʷᶦᵖᵉ & ˢⁿᵃᵖ: ᵉᶠᶠᵒʳᵗˡᵉˢˢˡʸ ᶜʳᵉᵃᵗᵉ ᶜᵒⁿᵗᵉⁿᵗ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ᵉⁿᵍᵃᵍᵉˢ & ˢᵉˡˡˢ ʷᶦᵗʰ ᵃᶦ⁻ᵖᵒʷᵉʳᵉᵈ ˢᶜʳᶦᵖᵗˢ ᵘⁿˡᵒᶜᵏ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠᵘˡˡ ᵖᵒᵗᵉⁿᵗᶦᵃˡ ᵒᶠ ᵛᶦᵈᵉᵒ ᵐᵃʳᵏᵉᵗᶦⁿᵍ: ᵗʰᵉ ᵒⁿˡʸ ˢᵒᶠᵗʷᵃʳᵉ ʷᶦᵗʰ ˢʷᶦᵖᵉ & ˢⁿᵃᵖ ᵉᵃˢᵉ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵃᶦ ˢᶜʳᶦᵖᵗ ᵍᵉⁿᶦᵘˢ—ᵗʳᵃⁿˢᶠᵒʳᵐ ᵛᶦᵉʷˢ ᶦⁿᵗᵒ ᵛᵃˡᵘᵉ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵛᶦˢᶦᵗᵒʳˢ ᶦⁿᵗᵒ ᵇᵘʸᵉʳˢ.