The Surface of Earth

by Reynolds Price

A family saga set in North Carolina and Virginia between 1903 and 1944 depicts three generations of the Kendals and the Mayfields. Sixteen-year-old Eva Kendal elopes with her thirty-two-year-old Latin teacher, Forrest Mayfield. Before long, the suicide of Eva's mother brings Eva and her young son home, where they remain for years. Prequel to The Source of Light (RC 41387). Strong language and descriptions of sex. 1973.