"I鈥檝e been to hangings before, but never my own鈥� is a line that came to author one day while she was on an early-morning walk.
The sentence left a lasting impression on her mind, and eventually became the premise for her new novel (Atria Books/ 2017). The historical fiction book tells the story of a slave-turned Comanche warrior named Persimmon 鈥淧ercy鈥� Wilson who is attempting to leave a record of his version of the truth before he is hanged.
Host Frank Stasio talks with author Nancy Peacock about the novel. Peacock reads at in Chapel Hill tonight at 7 p.m.; the in Hillsborough tomorrow at 6 p.m.; and at in Durham Thursday at 7 p.m.
