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A young Southern woman sets out on a journey of self-discovery as the infamous 1925 Scopes Trial tests her faith and her marriage in this moving novel from the author of Time After Time and The Irresistible Henry House."Lisa Grunwald is a national treasure. . . . An essential American story from a master craftsman." - Adriana Trigiani, New York Times bestselling author of The Good Left UndoneI had never questioned a miracle, witnessed a gunfight, or seen a dead body. . . . I had thought I knew exactly what I wanted and what I didn't. Before the summer was over, all that and much more would change. Annabel Hayes - born, baptized, and orphaned in the sleepy conservative town of Dayton, Tennessee - is thrilled to find herself falling quickly and deeply in love with George Craig, a sophisticated attorney newly arrived from Knoxville.
About the Author
Lisa Grunwald is the author of the novels The Irresistible Henry House, Whatever Makes You Happy, New Year's Eve, The Theory of Everything, and Summer. Along with her husband, Reuters Editor-in-Chief Stephen J. Adler, she edited the anthologies The Marriage Book, Women's Letters, and Letters of the Century. Grunwald is a former contributing editor to Life and a former features editor of Esquire. Find her at www.lisagrunwald.com; on Instagram at lisagrunwald; on Facebook at Lisa Grunwald Author; or on Twitter at @lisa_grunwald.
