Three brothers of Norwegian ancestry build a life in the state of Virginia newly freed from slavery after the Civil war. Jorgan, Thor, Haakon work to bring their apple orchards to profit. But what if the profitable hard cider they make and sell is the ruin of them in other ways? Through their struggles with conflicts with their neighbors and with each other we see an amazing bond of brotherhood. When two brothers fall in love with the same women Aven the sibling rivalry takes on a more sinister tint. Aven, a young widow has come to her husband's cousins for shelter. Instead she finds an underlying and unresolved bitterness that only God can heal with the men she come to view as her family. Thor born deaf uses a form of sign language with his brothers. Aven learns to read his emotions as well as his hands signing words. This is a tender love story with deep psychological twists.
I received this book from the publishers but was not required to write a positive review.
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