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In Driftin' Man, S.R. Andrew delivers a modern American journey shaped by music, memory, and the long shadow of the Mississippi River. Luke Tarrin, born into the tail end of the post-Vietnam generation, has never fully belonged anywhere. After a childhood shaped by absence and a young adulthood marked by hard lessons, he turns to the only things that ease the noise inside his head-travel, work, and the worn guitar he carries from job to job. Luke's life drifts through tugboats, riverboats, and backwater kitchens, from New Orleans California and beyond. Along the way, he crosses paths with Melissa, a quietly strong Cajun woman whose brief presence in his life leaves a lasting mark. Years later, as Hurricane Katrina tears through the Gulf Coast, Luke finds himself confronting past choices he never resolved, including the responsibility he's long avoided. Rich with atmospheric detail and emotional depth, the novel explores the restless spirit of a man shaped by the places he's passed through and the people he couldn't stay with. As Luke navigates the wreckage both external and internal, he discovers that drifting is sometimes a way to survive... but never a way to heal. Gritty, heartfelt, and grounded in the cultural soul of the American South, Driftin' Man is a compelling portrait of a man caught between the freedom of the open road and the weight of everything he carries behind him.

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