Super Short Summary

Noon Wine by Katherine Anne Porter is a short novel set in the late 1890s about Royal Earle Thompson, a struggling dairy farmer, whose life is transformed after hiring a hardworking, quiet Swede named Olaf Helton. Olaf's diligence brings prosperity to the farm, but his mysterious past later surfaces, leading to tragic and dramatic consequences for the Thompson family. The story includes themes of mental health and violence.