An explosive and emotional story of four siblingseach fighting their own personal battlewho return home in the wake of their fathers death in order to save their familys home from being sold out from under them from the author of One Summer in SavannahquotDont let the white man take the housequotThese are the last words King Solomon says to his son before he dies Now all four Solomon siblings must return to North Carolina to save the Kingdom their ancestral home and 200 acres of land from a development company who has their sights set on turning the valuable waterfront property into a luxury resortWhile fighting to save the Kingdom the siblings must also save themselves from the secrets theyve been holding onto Junior the oldest son and married to his wife for eleven years is secretly in love with another man Second son Mance cant control his temper which has landed him in prison more than once CeCe the oldest daughter and a lawyer in New York City has embezzled thousands of dollars from her firms clients Youngest daughter Tokey wonders why she doesnt seem to fit into this family which has left an aching hole in her heart that she tries to fill in harmful ways As the Solomons come together to fight for the Kingdom each of their faades begins to crumble and collide in unexpected waysTold in alternating viewpoints Long After We Are Gone is a searing portrait on the power of family and letting go of things that no longer serve you exploring the burden of familial...
