B Reviews / Book Reviewsdysfunctional family / family relationships / fish-out-of-water / Hillwilla series / older woman / West Virginia / Womens-Fiction3 Comments
Beatrice Desmond, 55, lives on a remote farm nestled in a deep hollow in southern West Virginia. Her troubled past–an alcoholic father, growing up borderline poor, a suicidal husband–along with her loyalty to a deceased friend, drove her to this lonely existence. She soldiers on, accompanied by her wry sense ... more >