The River by Starlight: A Novel

ISBN: 163152335X

Author: Notbohm, Ellen

Condition: New

For fans of Paulette Jiles and Marisa de los SantosWinner of the Sarton Womens Book Award and the Western Writers of America Spur AwardAnnie Rushton leaves behind an unsettling past to join her brother on his Montana homestead and make a determined fresh start. There, sparks fly when she tangles with Adam Fielding, a visionary businessman-farmer determined to make his own way and answer to no one. Neither is looking for a partner, but they give in to their undeniable chemistry.Annie and Adams marriage brims with astounding success and unanticipated passion, but their dream of having a child eludes them as a mysterious illness of mind and body plagues Annies pregnancies. Amidst deepening economic adversity, natural disaster, and the onset of world war, their personal struggles collide with the societal mores of the day. Annies shattering periods of black depression and violent outbursts exact a terrible price. The life the Fieldings have forged begins to unravel, and the only path ahead leads to unthinkable loss.Based on true events, this sweeping novel weaves a century-old story, timeless in its telling of love, heartbreak, healing, and redemption embodied in one womans tenacious quest for control over her own destiny in the face of devastating misfortune and social injustice.