Synopsis

A haunting Civil War tale of Peyton Farquhar, a Confederate sympathizer condemned to hang from an Alabama railroad bridge. In the final moments before his execution, Farquhar experiences what seems to be a miraculous escape—a vivid, sensory-rich journey home through heightened consciousness. This masterwork of psychological realism and narrative innovation explores the nature of time, perception, and the mind's final defense against death, culminating in one of literature's most famous twist endings.