Harmony Hill, Paperback

In 1941, sixteen-year-old Jubilant Brown is struggling to keep his family's small dairy farm from going under. He has the help of his determined mother and hard-working uncle who has intellectual disabilities. However, Jubal's dad is only interested in his next drink and news of World War II building across the sea. Farming in Vermont is a hardscrabble existence requiring muscle and ingenuity, something Jubal is learning as he comes of age. He also faces the ins and outs of love as he navigates friendships with three very different, strong young women. Polly is his pretty and wealthy next-door neighbor. Lizzy comes from a notorious band of outlaws who live on LaFlam Mountain. And Maria is a farm girl who can build a big wagonload of hay or fix farm equipment better than any guy her age. Harmony Hill is an old-fashioned yarn about small-town life. Hayesville will capture your heart with its quirky characters who are much like the neighbors you've always known. And when the town is rocked by a terrible tragedy, it reveals the true colors of the townsfolk and their interwoven connections.