Rediscover this moving tale of second chances and self-reinvention by New York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe.
Her husbandโs suicide left Nora MacKenzie alone, and his shady Wall Street dealings left the Manhattan socialite penniless. By a miracle sheโs held on to their mountainside farmโand sheโll keep holding on, no matter what. The property is Noraโs one chance to wring some dignity out of the sham sheโs been living.
The Vermont locals think sheโs a city girl on a nature kick, but sheโs not afraid to get her hands dirty. Noraโs serious about learning the farming businessโฆif she can figure out where to begin. Against the localsโ 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 sheโll survive in her new life, even flourish. She might even be willing to open her heart again. But she wonโt return to a life of liesโฆand the truth about C.W. may be more than Noraโs fragile heart can bear.
Originally published in 2010