Before the Leaves Fall

By Rodney Kwiecinski

At eighty-two, Harold Blackwood thought his life's journey was nearly complete. Widowed and alone in the house where he raised his daughters, he never expected that his wife Margaret's final request would set him on an unexpected path: "Find Tommy."

Thomas Grayson and Harry were once inseparable-two boys with a map marked in red dots, planning the great American road trip they'd take after graduation. But life and unspoken truths drove them apart, leaving a fifty-year silence between them.

When Harry shows up on Thomas's doorstep with their old map and a borrowed Plymouth, neither man expects what follows. As they retrace red dots across America's landscape, they begin to reclaim not just their abandoned journey, but the connection they once shared. Between roadside diners and motel rooms, amid stunning vistas and unexpected detours, they gradually confront the mystery that tore them apart so many years ago.

A poignant exploration of lost time, enduring friendship, and the courage to face long-buried truths, "Before the Leaves Fall" reminds us that sometimes the most important journeys are the ones that bring us home to ourselves-and to those we have always loved.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F6MRX5Q1
• ISBN13: 9798281569941
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 334 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"