If your heart can be broken, J. Helen Elza will break it time and again in this tale of the tragedies and triumphs of three friends that have traveled from their homes in Eastern Kentucky to the highlands of West Virginia to help another establish a medical clinic in Appalachia’s rural mountains. Your favorite characters from Rosemillion, Appalachian Trilogy Book I, have returned; Rose McKinley, Mama John, Drs. Bennett and Suzanne Gardner and joining them is young Daniel Ruddy, the four year old flood survivor that will steal your heart. While suffering with the people of Wolf Laurel Creek in the aftermath of the worst flood in West Virginia history, Rose receives the staggering news first that her fiancé, Jan Vandeventer, is reported missing and then that he has been killed in Vietnam. Enter Quayle Johnson, the ruggedly handsome Train Man from West Virginia. Obsessed with Rose McKinley and tortured by his unspoken love for her, Quayle hopes to become the reason that Rose will not return to Widows Hollow. While supporting and comforting Rose, Suzanne and Bennett are torn apart in the cruelest battle of their lives. The court which has granted them custody of young Daniel has now reversed its decision, a decision that condemns Daniel to a life of poverty and squalor and to the father that ridicules and despises him.
Pack your bags, grab your hankies and join your tour guide, J. Helen Elza, for a breathtaking, heart-pounding journey that winds and twists through the gamut of human emotions, a journey that will have you sobbing, laughing and cheering. A journey whose final destination will be determined when the question is answered--Will Rose and friends survive the challenges of the West Virginia Highlands? Will they return to Widows Hollow?
