Calico Beaumont and her family face conflicts in a small Mississippi Delta town in the early 1950's. Calico's Cherokee ancestry plays an important role in her upbringing. She explores the woods with her bow, arrows, and dogs, and makes a shocking discovery. The neighbors across the lake bring trouble to Calico's family. Friendships, racism, criminal activities, family relationships, and two mysteries are themes throughout the story.
26 year-old Beatrice Cunningham owns and manages the only grocery store in the small and quaint Newtown, Tennessee. She lives in a cabin in Lonesome Valley, a name her father gave their home. One night Beatrice is awakened by a gun shot. That is when things begin to change in her life and in the lives of the folks of Newtown. Scandals, secrets, murders, and surprising events take place during the 38 year span of this story.
A story of aspirations, scandals, losses, a kidnapping, and redemption. Abilene, a strong southern woman who aspires to be an opera singer, endures an unhappy childhood. Abilene''s older siblings and father treat her cruelly, but her mother has hopes for her youngest child. Abilene, as an adult, finds herself in a troubling situation, but learns to confront that with courage and conviction after she sees a vision. Her mother, a hard-working seamstress, has a secret that is revealed near the end. Blessings, miracles, visions, redemption, are all a part of this story that takes some surprising twists and turns.
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