COMING SOON:

The Quiet Ruin of Thomas Jenks 

 

The Quiet Ruin of Thomas Jenks is a deeply moving literary novel that explores the fragility of dreams and the quiet resilience of the human spirit in post-Depression America. After years of struggling to preserve his family's dignity in a dying West Virginia town, Thomas Jenks builds a new life in North Carolina with his wife, Anna. There, he finds unexpected fulfillment working at a lumber mill and creates the kind of stability he never knew in his own childhood.

Yet beneath this hard-won peace linger the scars of poverty, sacrifice, and unresolved family struggles. When tragedy strikes, Thomas must confront not only his own profound loss but also the foundations of his beliefs about God, duty, and the meaning of existence itself. His journey becomes a testament to both the terrible cost of love and its power to transform.

This is a story about the price of resilience and the delicate grace found in surrender. With rich prose and philosophical depth, The Quiet Ruin of Thomas Jenks explores how the deepest forms of ruin can open onto profound transformation.

"They turned onto the muddy trail, and passed worn-down houses with smoke billowing from degraded chimneys with loose bricks and crumbling mortar, smoke seeping through the cracks. Overgrown weeds hid crumbling yard toys, glimmers of dewy rust the only hint of their presence. Dirty windows cloaked weather-beaten shades, and moss filled in the seams of the roof shingles. All the homes had clapboard siding, chipped and weathered—such maintenance unimportant when weighing the importance of eating."