Original Sin

The Sheepfold, Book Two

The blood of slaveholders and slaves, settlers and natives, and indentured servants and patriots mingles in America’s heritage. The rotating wheel of villainy, victimhood, and heroism spins through our history, and to this day we struggle to escape our original sin.

In Colonial South Carolina, Dr. Cyrus Watt has conceived a utopian scheme, born out of personal tragedy and loss. His family and friends consider it madness, but he will not be stopped, and the seeds of violence and war that he sows will endure throughout future generations.

A quarter of a millennium later, the Norris family navigates trauma, betrayal, and staggering burdens. Do they, or the people of Asheville, North Carolina, hear the echoes of the distant past?

Continuing the story of the Norris family begun in Change of Possession, this second volume of The Sheepfold Trilogy ventures into free will, depersonalization, tribalism, and collective guilt.

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