Imagine standing in a warmly lit hardware store on the cusp of peace. That’s the very moment Buckeye opens for an unforgettable journey. Patrick Ryan carefully layers his story: a V-E Day radio announcement, a spontaneous kiss, and suddenly you’re in the centre of two families whose lives will reverberate across decades.
Ryan’s Ohio is both intimate and mythic, a place where soda fountains and backyard buckeye trees stand alongside spiritual séances and heartfelt regrets. His prose is beautiful yet unpretentious, like reading the life story of someone you’ve known for a long time.
Cal is immediately unforgettable: limps and all, he’s tender and brave. Becky’s gift as a seer isn’t gimmicky; it’s visceral and wrenching. Margaret is enigmatic and compelling, her choices flowing through generations. And those ripple effects… You feel them in Skip, in Tom, in yourself.
This is a novel about how small moments shape destinies. It explores love, secrets, war, and forgiveness not in grand gestures, but in the interior lives of everyday people. The story unfolds patiently, rich with historical texture and emotional truth.
I read parts of this novel with tears in my eyes. The weight of unspoken longing, generational echoes, and the ache of what might have been, Ryan lays them all bare in a way that’s both devastating and redemptive.
Buckeye is more than a novel; it feels like a classic in the making. It possesses that rare alchemy of history, intimacy, and emotional depth, making it a collector’s treasure - not just a book to be read, but one to be returned to, preserved, and cherished. That’s why we’ve created this stunning limited edition, to give readers a keepsake as beautiful as the story itself. With its carefully crafted design and numbered exclusivity, this edition celebrates the very thing Goldsboro has always championed: stories that stand the test of time.
Buckeye is that rare book you think you’ll read once, but it will linger. It’s tender and personal. A sweeping, deeply human story about the power of chance encounters and the quiet ways love and regret echo across generations.
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