In 1881, in the hills of Virginia, life can be harsh. Tommy Medlin, a grown man who is called Pretty Boy, a nickname he loathes, is as handsome as he is shy. All his life, he"s been told he"s slow, and he"s accepted that it"s true. His lot in life is to keep his head down and work hard. Emeline Wright suspects that she"s cursed, and with good reason. Shunned as a girl, molested as an adolescent, she goes to college to get away from Green Valley, Virginia but, once there, a wealthy megolomaniac, Sonny Peterson, encounters her and brutally claims her as his own. Against all odds, Em manages to escape, running straight back to her uncle"s farm, where she meets Tommy. For the first time in either"s life, they find true acceptance and love, and build a future together. Assembling a motley crew of misfits to help them reclaim the farm, they face danger and misfortune, always triumphing thanks to the support they give each other. Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге DOWN IN THE VALLEY (SHOUP, JANE)