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Informationen zum Autor Ann H. Gabhart is the bestselling author of several Shaker novels-- The Refuge , The Outsider , The Believer , The Seeker , The Blessed , and The Gifted --as well as other historical novels, including Angel Sister , These Healing Hills , River to Redemption, and An Appalachian Summer . She and her husband live on a farm a mile from where she was born in rural Kentucky. Ann enjoys discovering the everyday wonders of nature while hiking in her farm's fields and woods with her grandchildren and her dogs, Frankie and Marley. Learn more at www.annhgabhart.com. Klappentext The smoldering embers of unrest are stirring--and even Jocie's sweet spirit can't put them out. It's already been an eventful summer for Jocie Brooke. Little does she know, things have only just begun to heat up. Drought has gripped the quiet Kentucky town of Hollyhill and it seems as if everyone is waiting--for rain, for a fresh start, for the next step toward the future. Into this tense haze of anticipation comes a new family, aiming to make a better life for themselves by planting an orchard on the outskirts of town. Fresh off the freedom train, Alex and Myra Hearndon are sensitive to what the color of their skin may mean in the segregated South. And even though Jocie quickly befriends the family, suspicion from both sides of the racial divide proves a formidable obstacle. Can Jocie help bridge the gap? Or will life in her quiet community fall apart at the seams? Bestselling author Ann Gabhart invites you back to Hollyhill for a gripping tale of unexpected friendship, forgiveness, and the bright promise of a new beginning. Ann H. Gabhart is the bestselling author of several novels, including Angel Sister , Small Town Girl , and Scent of Lilacs . She lives with her husband a mile from where she was born in rural Kentucky. Find out more at www.annhgabhart.com. Zusammenfassung When a new family moves into the close-knit community of Hollyhill during the summer of 1964! everything is about to change. ...
