Marcus, a man estranged from his family, returns to his roots amid a backdrop of generational trauma in rural, poverty-stricken Ohio, only to find that not all family secrets die given time. As Marcus helps his uncle drain a pond on their ancestral property, he uncovers the dark secrets of his family and the land they've called home. This Novel Explores The Rural Side of America by uncovering the secrets of a family, and the way trauma is inherited through a gothic tinged horror landscape that will recontextualize the way we view our own families stories.