masterfully crafted, brimming with the sort of spellbinding wisdom that takes your breath away. Reveals the symbiosis between joy and heartache Rebecca Nolen, author of Deadly Thyme and The Dry Oder takes you back in time to a place in a rural Virginia town and gently reveals parts and pieces of its topography and people. a work of art, or poetry, or beauty and all of the above. Pamela Fagan Hutchins, USA Best Book Award winning author of Heaven to Betsy and the Katie & Annalise romantic mysteries I couldn't put it down, and I can't wait for the next one.” The characters are endearing and eccentric, and the setting at once brutal and brooding. “Secrets, passion, love, and violence: they're not for the weak of heart or body, which is what makes the septua- and octogenarians in Ken Oder's latest Whippoorwill Hollow novel so intriguing. Three friends decide if their hearts will lock them into old wounds or lead them to new love. Out of the blue mountains of Virginia comes a 1960s American tale bound with the regrets people carry to their graves and a tumultuous chance at redemption. Their love for the same woman has buckled under the weight of a long-held secret - until now. The morning mists are still rising in Whippoorwill Hollow when two aging friends find themselves staring at each other: one pointing a gun and the other beaten and chained to a tree. Shenandoah National Park, Thanksgiving Morning, 1967
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