And It All Came Tumbling Down
A novel about place, loss, and identity
Amy Reilly grew up in the rural town of Haven Pennsylvania, a once-prosperous town where oil barons built magnificent mansions and grand boomtowns. Now the boomtowns are ghost towns, the money is gone, and nature is reclaiming the land inch by inch.
As soon as she was old enough, Amy left the town behind for a new life. But a family tragedy pulls her back to Haven again, where she must reckon with the identity she left behind. Family conflict, religious trauma, and the haunting of the past remind her that Haven is still in her blood, whether she wants it or not.
2023 Book of the Year
Writers Conference of Northern Appalachia
Praise for And It All Came Tumbling Down
“This is a story of a woman whose faith is shaken... And you are with her, through every outburst, every argument, every paroxysm of grief, and every revelation.”
“Kennedy beautifully captures the struggle of reconciling who we are raised to be in order to discover and grow into who we become as an adult.”
“This is a book that approaches the complications of family tragedy with a sharp, steady compass. ”
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