Fulfillment (Pre-order June 17, 2025)

PRE-ORDER FOR JUNE 17, 2025

Fulfillment by Lee Cole
🏡 A raw and intimate portrait of family, ambition, and identity in the modern South—from the acclaimed author of Groundskeeping.

In Fulfillment, Lee Cole returns with a powerful Southern literary drama that explores what happens when two very different half-brothers—and one restless wife—collide under the weight of ambition, longing, and buried resentment.

Joel is a polished academic with a crumbling marriage and a book tour he’d rather avoid. Emmett is his struggling younger brother, working at a warehouse and drifting without direction. When both return home to rural Kentucky, their uneasy reunion is complicated by Joel’s wife, Alice—a sharp, yearning woman whose dream of a simpler, more grounded life feels increasingly out of reach.

As tensions mount and the boundaries of loyalty, love, and family begin to blur, Fulfillment becomes a gripping meditation on class, privilege, masculinity, and the hard truths of the American dream.

💥 A character-driven novel exploring sibling rivalry and emotional inheritance
🌾 A deeply atmospheric look at contemporary life in the American South
🧠 Thoughtful commentary on modern masculinity, work, and class divides
🔥 Slow-burning domestic tension with literary depth

Perfect for fans of: The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai, Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen, and The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo.

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