The Whispering of the Willows: (Big Creek)

Set in the late 1920s, in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia, eighth grade Emerald is about to learn some hard lessons when a deeply disturbed man is thrust into her life by her abusive father and enabling mother. A blossoming young woman is accompanied by her friends and her foes on a journey toward hope and healing as she questions why her faith didn't save her from assault, and how she might protect herself. Original.