Rediscover this moving tale of second chances and self-reinvention by New York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe.
Her husbandâs suicide left Nora MacKenzie alone, and his shady Wall Street dealings left the Manhattan socialite penniless. By a miracle sheâs held on to their mountainside farmâand sheâll keep holding on, no matter what. The property is Noraâs one chance to wring some dignity out of the sham sheâs been living.
The Vermont locals think sheâs a city girl on a nature kick, but sheâs not afraid to get her hands dirty. Noraâs serious about learning the farming businessâĻif she can figure out where to begin. Against the localsâ skepticism, she has only one ally: Charles "C.W." Walker.
C.W. is hardworking, gentle with the animals and a patient teacher of the hundreds of chores Nora needs to learn. Slowly she starts to believe sheâll survive in her new life, even flourish. She might even be willing to open her heart again. But she wonât return to a life of liesâĻand the truth about C.W. may be more than Noraâs fragile heart can bear.
Originally published in 2010