Forty Acres Deep

Forty Acres Deep is a brief, emotionally intense novella set in rural Wisconsin, following Harold, a semi-retired farmer who wakes one winter morning to find his wife dead beside him.

As he grapples with his grief, regrets, and the erosion of his way of life, Harold confronts his own failings and the harsh realities of modern rural existence.

The story is both an intimate character study and a meditation on loss, survival, and the quiet dignity of small-scale farming, rendered with Perry’s signature sensory detail and unflinching honesty.

The book contains mature themes, including references to suicide and the death of a child, as well as blunt language.