(MURFREESBORO) Local author Randy O'Brien will be at the Linebaugh Public Library from 10:00 o'clock Saturday morning (Dec. 9, 2023) until 1:00 in the afternoon to sign his new book THE FARM. 

In The Farm, Olaf "Ollie" Weber, a wounded Nazi prisoner of war, escapes a POW camp in Tennessee. He is intent on assassinating President Truman. Ginger Snaps Wright accidentally helps Ollie elude prison guards. When Ollie is confronted, he rapes and impregnates the wannabe actress, who must then choose between Hollywood and motherhood.

Finally, after years of shortages and suffering, it's time to dream big, and the Wright family, Snaps, her mother Mary Lou, Uncle, and sisters Millie and Anne face tumultuous societal and economic changes.

At the ame time, the family must also grieve the loss of Millie's hero husband, Stanley, and help her find a way to discover new meaning in her life. A battlefield medic, Stanley was one of the eighty-four victims of the Nazi war crime, the Massacre at Malmedy.

“I wanted to imagine what it was like for my parents as they grew up in rural Tennessee at the war's end. Their sacrifice,” O’Brien said, “and inspiration continues to guide me in my life and my art.”

The Farm explores a timely debate on women's rights and abortion. It's a unique and sentimental study of Southern America following World War II. It is a dramatic mother/daughter conflict with shocking violence, tender romance, and quirky humor.

Randy is a Murfreesboro native who retired from a three-decade award winning career as a radio-journalist and news director at MTSU's WMOT-FM. In that position, he reported hard news and features for CBS, VOA, NPR and other networks. In addition, he was an adjunct writing instructor. Randy's interests include audiobooks, just about any genre, fiction or non-fiction, movies, and hiking.

Again, Randy will be at the Linebaugh Public Library to sign copies of The Farm on Saturday from 10AM - 1PM (12/9/2023).