In his acclaimed debut novel, Durham adds a new dimension to the frontier narrative. Gabriel, the teenaged son of an emancipated slave, travels west with his mother, who is lured by the promise of unclaimed land. Despising life as a farmer, Gabriel runs away with a dangerous band of cowboys. But hindered by youth and inexperience, he must escape the racism and brutality that surround him.

"Jenny Nguyen moves to a Wisconsin high school and, hoping to fit in, she posts a made-up story about a romance with a teacher on secret message board The Confessional"--

Amateur investigator Alden Ross thinks he witnessed a murder, but when the victim shows up alive, he must figure out what he could have seen and what the school's most popular couple is hiding.

The novel tells the story of the rise and fall of the mythical town of Macondo through the history of the Buendía family. Rich and brilliant, it is a chronicle of life, death, and the tragicomedy of humankind. In the beautiful, ridiculous, and tawdry story of the Buendía family, one sees all of humanity, just as in the history, myths, growth, and decay of Macondo, one sees all of Latin America.