Fairfield County

“Epic … With her ear for language and a penchant for historic storytelling, DéLana R. A. Dameron follows a family of legendary Black horse breeders, trainers, and riders in South Carolina through love, heartbreak, ambition, and triumph. Fairfield County is a family saga in the finest tradition.”—Charmaine Wilkerson, New York Times bestselling author of Good Dirt

“A luminous and unforgettable novel. Fairfield County is an Afro-Carolina story, one about people who have held onto the land, raised horses, and embraced the noblest of American inheritances despite facing injustice and cruelty. Vivid, cinematic, and soul-stirring, Fairfield County will resonate with readers far and wide.”—Imani Perry, National Book Award winner and author of Black in Blues

“Even more so because DéLana R.A. Dameron is no longer with us, we are lucky to have this full-hearted book of proliferation and healing.”—Southern Review of Books

“[Fairfield County’s] rugged horse-rearing characters, as well as [Dameron’s] gorgeous descriptions of South Carolina’s red clay and pines, make this a powerful epitaph to her literary legacy.”—Garden & Gun

“The captivating story of a Black Southern family of horse trainers is expertly and gracefully told by late poet and novelist [DéLana R. A.] Dameron… . Dameron writes about family relationships with insight and elegance, and her characters are layered and empathetic. The author clearly understands the Southern equestrian world, and her writing is evocative and transportive. Give to fans of De’Shawn Charles Winslow and Jacqueline Woodson.”—Booklist

“The year’s most anticipated local release … The poet, writer and horsewoman was a lynchpin in the local scene for Black writers and poets, and her voice was just emerging as one of the strongest in the Southeast.”—The Post and Courier

DeLana R. A. Dameron is the author of Fairfield County and Redwood Court, a Reese’s Book Club pick and a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice. She is also the author of two poetry books, How God Ends Us, selected by Elizabeth Alexander for the South Carolina Poetry Book Prize, and Weary Kingdom, chosen by Nikky Finney for the Palmetto Poetry Prize. Dameron’s work has appeared in Kweli Journal, Los Angeles Review of Books, The Rumpus, and elsewhere. Dameron is also the founder of Saloma Acres, an equestrian and cultural space in her home state of South Carolina. She passed away in 2025.

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