The Land Between Us

"Third-generation apple farmer Will Parson must find a distributor and laborers for his harvest--and a way to placate his wife, who years for luxury. How can he hold on to Applewood Orchard amid the Great Depression when so many families are losing their farms? Eighteen acres separate Will's farm from the estate owned by Carl and Eleanor Rhode, a couple who harbor deep secrets from each other and from the community. When the two families are thrust into the struggles brought about by the Depression, they find their lives intertwined in ways they never expected. At the edge of the forest, Tilly hides in the low branches of tall spruce trees and watches them. Will she find the courage to come out of seclusion when lives become endangered? Love, hope, and forgiveness abound in this first novel of the Wonderful West Virginia Series"--