Terry Roberts presents In the Fullness of Time, in conversation with Joe Penland

Join us for a special evening of stories and conversation with two of our favorite sons. Terry Roberts and Joe Penland each have unique talents and perspectives when it comes to life in Madison County. Robert’s new book, In the Fullness of Time, is set in Madison County. Joe Penland has spent much of his life writing songs and telling stories about life here, so we are super excited to bring these two together. And we are very grateful to the folks at Capitola Mill for hosting this special event. And to Malaprops Bookstore / Cafe’ for their help with this event. 

We are currently sold out of tickets for this event.

Please email madcoarts@gmail.com if you’d like to get on a wait list for any returned tickets.

This event is a fundraiser for the MCAC building fund. 

“With his customary verve and insight, Terry Roberts’ latest novel is an evocative portrait of humankind’s capacity for courage, love, and hope as well as folly, and another love ballad to his region of North Carolina.

Clinton Salter is the sheriff who never wanted to be sheriff. A World War II veteran and widower, he is elected due to the political machinations of his brother. His new territory is the fabled Madison County, North Carolina—a place of the steepest mountain ridges and most isolated coves and valleys. A place where the seasons matter more than the calendar and the past is as real as the present.

When he first takes office, he hopes only to deal with the drunk and disorderly and stolen tractors, but matters quickly accelerate into arson, grave robbing, and murder, and he begins to suspect his own brother’s motives. He finds solace in the friendship of Catherine Metcalf, a lonely high school principal whose husband has been in a coma and dying for years. Their only refuge is Clinton’s farm high in the mountains, where they can retreat from the world. As they seek to create a new life for themselves and the county, political violence and family cruelty threaten to shatter their visions.”

Learn more about In the Fullness of Time HERE

Learn more about Terry Roberts HERE

Learn more about Joe Penland HERE