The Forgiving Kind

Donna Everhart

Jan 2019 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Tiffany Morgan

About this audiobook

For twelve-year-old Martha "Sonny" Creech, there is no place more beautiful than her family's cotton farm. She, her two brothers, and her parents work hard on their land-hoeing, planting, picking-but only Sonny loves the rich, dark earth the way her father does. When a tragic accident claims his life, her stricken family struggles to fend off ruin-until their rich, reclusive neighbor offers to help finance that year's cotton crop. Sonny is dismayed when her mama accepts Frank Fowler's offer; even more so when Sonny's best friend, Daniel, points out that the man has ulterior motives. Sonny has a talent for divining water-an ability she shared with her father and earns her the hated nickname "water witch" in school. But uncanny as that skill may be, it won't be enough to offset Mr. Fowler's disturbing influence in her world. Even her bond with Daniel begins to collapse under the weight of Mr. Fowler's bigoted taunts. Though she tries to bury her misgivings for the sake of her mama's happiness, Sonny doesn't need a willow branch to divine that a reckoning is coming, bringing with it heartache, violence-and perhaps, a fitting and surprising measure of justice.

About the author

USA Today bestselling author Donna Everhart is the recipient of the prestigious SELA Outstanding Southeastern Author Award from the Southeastern Library Association. Her novels have been SIBA Okra Picks, Indie Next Picks, and Publishers Marketplace Buzz Books selections. Visit her online at donnaeverhart.com.

Narrating from a place of curiosity, compassion, and delight, Tiffany Morgan accesses her twenty-plus years as an actor to lift the story from the page and into the listener's imagination. She has recorded over 200 titles, with some of her favorites being cozy mysteries and stories set in the southern United States.