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It's the season of Fallow, in the era of iron. In a northern misty bog surrounded by woodlands and wheat fields, a settlement lies far beyond the reach of the Romans invading hundreds of miles to the southeast. Here, life is simple--or so it seems to the tightly knit community. Sow. Reap. Honor Mother Earth, who will provide at harvest time. A girl named Devout comes of age, sweetly flirting with the young man she's tilled alongside all her life, and envisions a future of love and abundance. Seventeen years later, though, the settlement is a changed place. Famine has brought struggle, and outsiders, with their foreign ways and military might, have arrived at the doorstep. For Devout's young daughter, life is more troubled than her mother ever anticipated.
About the Author
New York Times bestseller and book club favourite CATHY MARIE BUCHANAN is the author of three novels.Her most recent, Daughter of Black Lake, is forthcoming in October. Her previous novel, The Painted Girls, was a New York Times bestseller, a #1 national bestseller in Canada, and was named a best book of the year by NPR, Good Housekeeping and . Her debut novel, The Day the Falls Stood Still, was a New York Times bestseller, a Barnes & Noble Recommends selection and a Canada Reads Top 40 Essential Canadian Novels of the Decade. Her work has been translated into nine languages. Buchanan holds a BSc (Honours Biochemistry) and an MBA from Western University, and recently became a certified yoga instructor. She lives in Toronto.She'd be happy to skype your book club. For details see http://www.cathymariebuchanan.com/book-clubsVisit Cathy Marie's website (www.cathymariebuchanan.com) Connect with Cathy Marie on Facebook (www.facebook.com/cathymariebuchanan) or follow her on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/cathymbuchanan/)
