Award-winning author Heidi Chiavaroli transports readers across time
and place in this time-slip novel that will appeal to fans of Little Women.Two
women, one living in present day Massachusetts and another in Louisa
May Alcott’s Orchard House soon after the Civil War, overcome their own
personal demons and search for a place to belong.
2001Abandoned
by her own family, Taylor is determined not to mess up her chance at
joining the home of her best friend, Victoria Bennett. But despite
attending summer camp at Louisa May Alcott’s historic Orchard House with
Victoria and sharing dreams of becoming famous authors, Taylor
struggles to fit in. As she enters college and begins dating, it feels
like Taylor is finally finding her place and some stability . . . until
Victoria’s betrayal changes everything.
1865While
Louisa May Alcott is off traveling the world, Johanna Suhre accepts a
job tending Louisa’s aging parents and their home in Concord. Soon after
arriving at Orchard House, Johanna meets Nathan Bancroft and, ignoring
Louisa’s words of caution, falls in love and accepts Nathan’s proposal.
But before long, Johanna experiences her husband’s dark side, and she
can’t hide the bruises that appear.
2019After
receiving news of Lorraine Bennett’s cancer diagnosis, Taylor knows she
must return home to see her adoptive mother again. Now a successful
author, Taylor is determined to spend little time in Concord. Yet she
becomes drawn into the story of a woman who lived there centuries
before. And through her story, Taylor may just find forgiveness and a
place to belong.
