What Do People Fail To See Under An Indiana Sky From Author Lynne Hugo

Arroe Collins Like It's Live · Oct 17, 2026 · 11m · transcript

Set in rural southwestern Indiana in 2013, a community on the brink of unraveling must confront loss, denial, and the possibility of redemption. The novel follows 4 fictional characters — Denise, Nora, Mercedes, and Julie — whose lives intersect around Angie and Brock, a young couple spiraling into opioid addiction. Denise has never trusted her sister Angie's boyfriend, Brock, and Brock's mother, Nora, has doubts of her own. Mercedes, a bar owner and one of the few people who sees Brock clearly, begins to understand the danger surrounding him, while Julie, Denise's observant 14 year old…