Join Ji-eun and her family as they flee the invading North Koreans. Follow Abigail's exploits in France in the 1930's and during World War II. Trek alongside a Soldier Medic as he marches through the embattled villages of Northern France escorting a refugee from the battlefield to safety. Finally, take a pew in the Reverend Franklin Setter's church in the divided town of Jasper. Learn how all of these stories intertwine, weaving together into one tale told in a braiding of perspectives, times, countries, and languages to unite in the present of 1953 in Jasper, Pennsylvania.
The first book of the Setter House series, "A Wedding for Tigress" is a story that traverses countries, decades, and languages. The second novel in the Setter House series, "Pecans in Pennsylvania" is due out in Spring 2023. Continue the saga with Ji-eun through the tumultuous summer of 1953 as told by her closest friend, Archie Neesom. This first person narrative transposes a Southern Gothic novel onto the rich landscape of the Allegheny Range in western Pennsylvania while exploring racism, assimilation, and the age-old challenge of navigating the diminishing space between adolescence and adulthood. "Pecans in Pennsylvania" coming Spring 2023!