Road Out of Winter

"Blends a rural thriller and speculative realism into what could be called dystopian noir.... Profoundly moving."-Library Journal, starred review
A 2020 The Rumpus Book Club Selection
In an endless winter, she carries seeds of hope
Wylodine comes from a world of paranoia and poverty-her family grows marijuana illegally, and life has always been a battle. Now she's been left behind to tend the crop alone. Then spring doesn't return for the second year in a row, bringing unprecedented, extreme winter.
With grow lights stashed in her truck and a pouch of precious seeds, she begins a journey, determined to start over away from Appalachian Ohio. But the icy roads and strangers hidden in the hills are treacherous. After a harrowing encounter with a violent cult, Wil and her small group of exiles become a target for the cult's volatile leader. Because she has the most valuable...