When One Falls

This novel is a fictional retelling of the real-life Bunch family, a Melungeon family residing in rural Appalachian Kentucky. Based on family stories handed down over multiple generations, this book follows the family as they struggle to preserve honor, secure their heritage, and survive turmoil over several decades. Their lives intermingle legal trials, racial prejudices, wartime chaos, and the personal dramas of love, loss, and reconciliation.