Look Homeward, Angel
by Thomas Wolfe
“A restless spirit seeks to escape the shadow of his small-town roots.”
In the rugged mountains of North Carolina, young Eugene Gant battles the suffocating grip of his volatile family and the limitations of his provincial upbringing. This lyrical masterpiece captures the raw, aching transition from boyhood to manhood, fueled by a desperate hunger for a world far beyond the horizon.
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