Avie Williams Cole has a mission: take a quick trip to Georgia
to settle her fathers estate. Too busy to go, her attorney husband,
Michael, sends her off with their asthmatic son, Joseph, to keep
her company.
In tiny Taylors Crossing, Avie settles in but is soon thrown off
course by overbearing and meddling family members and her
sons fascination with a legendary Cherokee Silver mine. Their
search for the silver mine leads her up to Taylors Ridge and to a
new friend, Will. As her stay lengthens, her life begins to unravel
even as she begins to blossom and make new friends. For the first
time...

Fifteen short stories including "Erice," William Faulkner-William Wisdom finalist. Mothers, sons, fathers, sisters, lovers, and friends. On some days, those who are closest to us behave oddly and act like strangers, and on other days, we are surprised by our own behavior. Set in the South, California, Italy, and Belgium, these stories are populated with characters facing inner and outer journeys that don't go as planned. --Why did Sadie's mother run away? And when will she return? --Must a teenager learn the truth about her daddy the hard way? --What lengths will a widow go to in order to...