In 1665, in Rhode Island, Ann Tallman, wife of Peter, is sentenced to fifteen lashings in Newport’s town square. As the country recovers from war and is then flung into an economic depression, can the Greenwood family overcome sorrow and find its way again? That Beautiful Season delves deep into the love of family and the love of the land near the Chesapeake Bay. But she soon will discover that life is filled not only with joy, but loss, and secrets that will topple all she thought she knew. Growing into a lovely young woman in rural Maryland, she finds happiness in the farming life and, over time, runs smack into love. She knows only farm animals and crop cycles and the love of her family. When the Civil War is at last over, a young girl called Sylvie is unaware of the turmoil of her past and the Reconstruction all around her. That Beautiful Season by Sandra Fox Murphy It is a tale set in early America inspired by the journey of a girl coming of age amidst the perils of settling in a new and untamed land. Let the Little Birds Sing is the beginning of Fidelia McCord’s story, of the hardships she encounters and sees around her, told through the eyes of a precocious and determined girl. Her faith would be tested and fortitude found in the most unexpected places. The world beyond was in front of seven-year-old Fidelia, and little did she know, as the wagons traveled down the dusty trail to the southwest, that there would be the need for all the courage she could muster. In 1847, the McCord family, filled with hope for prospects of a better life, packed all their earthly belongings into covered wagons and left their homes in Indiana for Texas. Let the Little Birds Sing (The Fidelia McCord Series, Book 1) released December 7, 2018 A collection of poetry focusing on the shift of time, grief and loss, gratitude and celebration in the ineloquent journey to our glowing years.
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