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TL Cole’s Southern Gothic novel THE TENDER REED is replete with humor, sadness, and the grotesque, and peppered with eccentric characters and situations. The story is tied to four generations of women: Lucinda, Bruce, Jane, and Riley. It emerges from the Dismal Swamp through the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The vivid and, at times, paralyzing experiences of these women is softened throughout by humor. Yet, their stories reveal the inextricable bond between them born from desperation for a better life which finally leads to the serenity of solitude.
TL Cole’s Southern Gothic novel THE TENDER REED is replete with humor, sadness, and the grotesque, and peppered with eccentric characters and situations. The story is tied to four generations of women: Lucinda, Bruce, Jane, and Riley. It emerges from the Dismal Swamp through the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The vivid and, at times, paralyzing experiences of these women is softened throughout by humor. Yet, their stories reveal the inextricable bond between them born from desperation for a better life which finally leads to the serenity of solitude.