Move on? Or take revenge? That is the question for the Haugen family. After losing a court battle against a two-faced, evil, and powerful man, the Haugens lean into their own kind of justice. And they’re in no hurry.

In 1906 an emigrant family from Norway arrives in the Midwest. The Haugens dream of owning land and “moving up in the world.” Tragedy plus a crime against them by a powerful local man threatens to destroy the family.

A collection of hand-picked stories that offer a vivid portrait of swirling, intergenerational changes in the Midwest.

This book explores the lingering conflict between Native Americans and whites in the contemporary Midwest.