Among the Crepe Myrtles

By Kim Williams

Description:

Robbed more than once of what he desired from life, Ben Williams is disillusioned with his concept of fairness. The only person alive that matters to him is his son, but his work takes him from home, leaving someone else to parent the boy. The railman hides his resentment behind a facade of good-naturedness and an illusion of self-reliance. He has every intention of his mind outwitting his emotions.

Eighteen year old Katherine McGinn is unaware that she views herself as an emotional victim, despite her strong faith. Her longing for acceptance and a desire for more from her common life are both held prisoner by her practicality. The only world she knows exists inside a rural community where she shares a house with her siblings and where mundane work is a necessity for survival. She guards her emotions for fear of disappointment. This is the first book in the Letters to Layton series.

Book Takeaway:

We all face the need for forgiveness at some point in our life.

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Why the author wrote this book:

A family member discovered letters my great grandfather had written to my great grandmother begging for forgiveness and restoration,which we knew never took place. The story of their romance and tragedy was locked in their generation. The words he wrote were heart wrenching and laid the foundation for a fiction story based on truth.